Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse

Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Commune
The church in Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse
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Coordinates: 46°34′21″N 5°14′49″E / 46.5725°N 5.2469°E / 46.5725; 5.2469
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Louhans
Canton	Cuiseaux
Area ^1	20.87 km^2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	657
• Density	31.5/km^2 (81.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71401 /71470
Elevation	177–210 m (581–689 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa ɑ̃ bʁɛs], literally Sainte-Croix in Bresse; before 2020: Sainte-Croix)^[2] is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The writer Rose Vincent (1918–2011) was born there.

Geography

The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sâne Morte forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northwestward through the commune, then forms most of its north-western border.

Notable residents

• Waldeck Rochet (1905-1983) - Secretary General of the Communist Party of France (1964-1972)
• Rose Vincent (1918-2011) - Journalist and writer

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
2. Décret n° 2020-175 26 February 2020 (in French)