Montchanin

Montchanin is a common French, located in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the area Burgundy.

Geography

It is halfway located between Creusot, city of the Métallurgie and Montceau-the-Mines, city mining.

It has a station TGV, located on the line Paris - Marseilles. One finds there the Canal of the Center, which enables him to exploit river tourism (" seven lock s" between Montchanin and Chagny)

History

Commune created in 1854 by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Eusèbe.
It is called then Montchanin-les-Mines.
It will take its current name of Montchanin only in 1958.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Saône-et-Loire

External bonds

Montchanin on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Montchanin on the site of INSEE
Montchanin on the site of Quid
Localization of Montchanin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Montchanin on Mapquest

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