Germagny Explained

Germagny
Commune Status:	Commune
Insee:	71216
Postal Code:	71460
Arrondissement:	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton:	Givry
Mayor:	Florent Seve^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Sud Côte chalonnaise
Coordinates:	46.6708°N 4.6031°W
Elevation M:	300
Elevation Min M:	245
Elevation Max M:	358
Area Km2:	3.47

Germagny (in French pronounced as /ʒɛʁmaɲi/) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The village is located on the Guye river valley. The main roads connect the village to Savianges and Fley to the north, Bissy-sur-Fley to the east, Genouilly to the south and Le Puley to the west.

Main sights

• The Romanesque church, where a fresco showing a teenage Christ in glory, was discovered in 1983 in the apse.^[2]
• The public footpath near the River Guye. It was named "La Pléiade", in memory of Pontus de Tyard and Guillaume des Autels, who used to live in the neighbouring villages.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: Fiche_GERMAGNY . pastourisme71 . 2 January 2013. fr.
3. J.-Pierre Valabregue, Guillaume des Autelz, gentilhomme charolais (1529 – 1581). Un cousin poète méconnu., le journal de Saône-et-Loire du 29/01/2011