Cluny
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This article is about the town and commune of Cluny. For the abbey of Cluny, see Cluny Abbey .
Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 4°39′36″E / 46.4352777778°N 4.66°E
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Commune of Cluny |
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  Cluny
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | Cluny |
| Mayor | Robert Rolland (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 226–574 m (740–1,880 ft) (avg. 248 m/810 ft) |
| Land area1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,835 (2006) |
| - Density | 204 /km² (530 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71137/ 71250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Cluny or Clugny is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
The town grew up around the Benedictine Cluny Abbey, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in A.D. 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 the valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.
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[edit] Geography
The river Grosne flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- Paradoxplace – Cluny Page – Photos
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