Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu də 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.
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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 A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
  Saint-Loup-de-Varennes  Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′43″N 4°51′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy |
| Intercommunality | CA Le Grand Chalon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Rigaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,207 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71444 /71240 |
| Elevation | 171–205 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. | |
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 1827.
Geography
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône.
Historical significance
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.
References
- Niépce website (in French)
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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