Canton of Tournus

The canton of Tournus is a administrative division French located in the department of the Saône-et-Loire and the area Burgundy.

Geography

This canton is organized around Tournus in the Arrondissement of Mâcon. Its altitude varies from 167 m (Préty) to 476 m (Martailly-lès-Brancion) for an average altitude of 220 Mr.

History

Administration

Composition

The canton of Tournus groups 13 common and counts 11 280 inhabitants (census of 1999 without double accounts).

|- | Vault-under-Brancion || align=" right" | 139 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71094 |- | Farges-lès-Mâcon || align=" right" | 170 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71195 |- | Lacrost || align=" right" | 598 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71248 |- | Martailly-lès-Brancion || align=" right" | 139 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71284 |- | Ozenay || align=" right" | 224 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71338 |- | Préty || align=" right" | 557 || align=" right" | 71290 || align=" right" | 71359 |- | Ratenelle || align=" right" | 340 || align=" right" | 71290 || align=" right" | 71366 |- | Romenay || align=" right" | 1 580 || align=" right" | 71470 || align=" right" | 71373 |- | Royer || align=" right" | 120 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71377 |- | Tournus || align=" right" | 6 231 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71543 |- | Truchère || align=" right" | 218 || align=" right" | 71290 || align=" right" | 71549 |- | Uchizy || align=" right" | 729 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71550 |- | Villars || align=" right" | 235 || align=" right" | 71700 || align=" right" | 71576 |}

Demography

Personalities related to the canton

Close Gabriel, celebrates pioneer of aviation and manufacturer of cars, born on February 5th, 1880 in Belleville, lived the end of his life with Ozenay until his death which has occurred on December 25th, 1973, at the age of ninety-four years years. Gabriel Voisin rests with the cemetery of Villars, close to Tournus.

See too

Saône-et-Loire
Districts of Saône-et-Loire
Cantons of Common Saône-et-Loire
of Saône-et-Loire
List of the general advisers of Saône-et-Loire

External bonds

the canton of Tournus on the site of plane INSEE
of the canton of Tournus on Mapquest
Localization of the canton of Tournus on a chart of France

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