Paray-le-Monial | |
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 Hôtel de Ville in Paray-le-Monial | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Paray-le-Monial  | |
  Paray-le-Monial  Paray-le-Monial | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′07″N 4°07′13″E / 46.4519°N 04.1203°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Paray-le-Monial |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Nesme[1] |
Area 1 | 25.20 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,239 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71342 /71600 |
| Elevation | 234–304 m (768–997 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Paray-le-Monial [pa.ʁɛ.lə.mɔn.jal] is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004, Paray-le-Monial has been part of the Charolais-Brionnais region.[3]
It is nicknamed the "city of the Sacred Heart" and its inhabitants are called Parodiens and Parodiennes.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Pays Charolais-brionnais".