Paray-le-Monial

Paray-le-Monial
Hôtel de Ville in Paray-le-Monial
Hôtel de Ville in Paray-le-Monial
Coat of arms of Paray-le-Monial
Location of Paray-le-Monial
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Paray-le-Monial is located in France
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial
Coordinates: 46°27′07″N 4°07′13″E / 46.4519°N 04.1203°E / 46.4519; 04.1203
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementCharolles
CantonParay-le-Monial
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Nesme[1]
Area
1
25.20 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,239
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71342 /71600
Elevation234–304 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Pays Charolais-brionnais".