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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Cluny
Commune
The town center seen from the Tour des FromagesThe town center seen from the Tour des Fromages
Coat of arms of ClunyCoat of arms
Location of Cluny Map
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Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 4°39′36″E / 46.4353°N 4.66°E / 46.4353; 4.66
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton Cluny
Intercommunality Clunisois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Fauvet[1]
Area1 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population (2021) 4,990
• Density 210/km2 (545/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 71137 /71250
Elevation 226–574 m (741–1,883 ft) (avg. 248 m or 814 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cluny (French pronunciation: [klyni]) is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mâcon.

The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.

The river Grosne flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 3,807 —
1975 4,343 +1.90%
1982 4,441 +0.32%
1990 4,430 −0.03%
1999 4,376 −0.14%
2007 4,585 +0.58%
2012 4,712 +0.55%
2017 4,830 +0.50%
Source: INSEE[2]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE