Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography | |
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[1] |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,226 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/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 in the world, View from the Window at Le Gras. The image was first taken in 1826.