Branges
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Louhans |
| Canton | Louhans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anthony Vadot[1] |
Area 1 | 24.59 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71056 /71500 |
| Elevation | 173–209 m (568–686 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Branges (French pronunciation: [bʁɑ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,300 | — |
| 1975 | 2,338 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 2,312 | −0.16% |
| 1990 | 2,155 | −0.88% |
| 1999 | 2,087 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 2,319 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 2,398 | +0.67% |
| 2017 | 2,357 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Historic names: Brilanga (926), Brangis (955), Branges (1793).
Climate
[edit | edit source]According to the Köppen climate classification, Branges has a warm temperate climate with hot summers (Cfa). Météo-France classifies it as semi-continental, typical of the Saône valley in Burgundy, characterized by good sunshine (around 1,900 hours per year), hot summers (average 18.5 °C), dry spring and summer air, and generally weak winds.
See also
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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