Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E / 46.7286°N 4.8614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy |
| Intercommunality | CA Le Grand Chalon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Rigaud |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 1,271 |
| • Density | 153/km2 (396/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71444 /71240 |
| Elevation | 171–205 m (561–673 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu də vaʁɛn], literally Saint-Loup of Varennes) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The commune is home to the world's oldest surviving image, View from the Window at Le Gras. The image was first taken in 1826.