Varennes-le-Grand

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Varennes-le-Grand

(2020–2026) Éric Valentim^[1]Area

19.08 km² (7.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,321 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71555 /71240

Elevation172–206 m (564–676 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Varennes-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛn lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The Grosne forms most of the commune's southeastern border. The Saône forms the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	993	—
1975	1,014	+0.30%
1982	1,181	+2.20%
1990	1,298	+1.19%
1999	2,058	+5.25%
2007	2,297	+1.38%
2012	2,267	−0.26%
2017	2,298	+0.27%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE