Saint-Vallier, Saône-et-Loire

Saint-Vallier
Commune
The church in Saint-Vallier
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vallier
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Coordinates: 46°38′34″N 4°22′19″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Saint-Vallier
Intercommunality	CU Creusot Montceau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Philibert[1]
Area ^1	24.21 km^2 (9.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,508
• Density	350/km^2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71486 /71230
Elevation	268–382 m (879–1,253 ft) (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vallier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valje] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The Bourbince flows south through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,370	—
1975	10,259	−0.15%
1982	10,147	−0.16%
1990	9,977	−0.21%
1999	9,541	−0.50%
2007	9,100	−0.59%
2012	8,900	−0.44%
2017	8,654	−0.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

• Habib Baldé, footballer
• Karim Robin, professional footballer
• Guillaume Warmuz, footballer

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE