Givry, Saône-et-Loire Département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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🇫🇷 Givry (French pronunciation:  [ʒivʁi]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography Located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Chalon-sur-Saône, Givry is a small town, famous for its listed monuments and its wines. It is surrounded on the south-east by the commune's forest, and on the east by vineyards; the commune of Givry also includes three hamlets: Cortiambles, Poncey and Russilly.

History Givry's foundation dates back to the Gallo-Roman era. Its fortifications were built in the Middle Ages. As of the 18th century, several architectural works were established. Givry's AOC wine makes part of the Côte Chalonnaise wealth. It is said that Givry wine was French king Henry IV's favorite.

Givry's population is rising steadily as the town is a greatly sought-after residential area. Turned towards tourism, the town is crossed by the Green Way. • Jacques Doyen, fondateur de l'abbaye de Notre Dame de Cortiambles en 1299. • Dominique Vivant, first director of the Louvre museum.

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Givry has a population of over 3,678 people. Givry also forms part of the wider Chalon-sur-Saône Arrondissement which has a population of over 156,331 people. Givry is situated 10 km from Chalon-sur-Saône.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Givry has links with:

🇩🇪 Oppenheim, Germany
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Antipodal to Givry is: -175.256,-46.783

Locations Near: Givry 4.7436,46.7831

🇫🇷 Chalon-sur-Saône 4.855,46.78 d: 8.5  

🇫🇷 Beaune 4.838,47.024 d: 27.7  

🇫🇷 Le Creusot 4.441,46.801 d: 23.1  

🇫🇷 Mâcon 4.822,46.311 d: 52.9  

🇫🇷 Autun 4.283,46.95 d: 39.6  

🇫🇷 Charolles 4.275,46.434 d: 52.8  

🇫🇷 Dijon 5.041,47.322 d: 64.1  

🇫🇷 Bourg-en-Bresse 5.215,46.21 d: 73.2  

🇫🇷 Villefranche-sur-Saône 4.717,45.983 d: 89  

🇫🇷 Lons-le-Saunier 5.539,46.676 d: 61.8  

Antipodal to: Givry -175.256,-46.783

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