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Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E / 46.7286°N 4.8614°E / 46.7286; 4.8614
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Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography
A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography
Coat of arms of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Location of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
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Saint-Loup-de-Varennes is located in France
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E / 46.7286°N 4.8614°E / 46.7286; 4.8614
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonSaint-Rémy
IntercommunalityCA Le Grand Chalon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Rigaud[1]
Area
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8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,226
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71444 /71240
Elevation171–205 m (561–673 ft)
(avg. 191 m or 627 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu vaʁɛn], literally Saint-Loup of Varennes) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The commune is home to the world's oldest surviving image in the world, View from the Window at Le Gras. The image was first taken in 1826.

Geography

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It is 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Historical significance

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View from the Window at Le Gras, one of Nicéphore Niépce's earliest surviving photographs

Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography, lived in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, where he died in 1833. Most or all of his photographs, including one taken in 1827 and now the oldest known surviving camera photograph, were made at Le Gras, his ancestral family estate in this village.

See also

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References

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