Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography
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 / 46.7286; 4.8614
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonSaint-Rémy
IntercommunalityCA Le Grand Chalon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Rigaud
Area
1
8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
1,271
 • Density153/km2 (396/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71444 /71240
Elevation171–205 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 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.