| Saint-Gengoux-le-National | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Gengoux-le-National (Saône-et-Loire).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton: | Cluny |
| Insee: | 71417 |
| Postal Code: | 71460 |
| Mayor: | Didier Bordet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 46.6147°N 4.6636°W |
| Elevation M: | 232 |
| Elevation Min M: | 193 |
| Elevation Max M: | 390 |
| Area Km2: | 9.36 |
Saint-Gengoux-le-National (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It was formerly known as Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal.
In the 10th century, the church of Saint-Gengoux was given to the abbey of Cluny. In the 12th century, the abbot of Cluny requested king Louis VII install a lord of the manor with Saint-Gengoux in order to ensure the safety of the city.
At the revolution, Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal took the name of Saint-Gengoux-le-National. It reverted to Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal is 1834, Saint-Gengoux-le-National in 1848, Saint-Gengoux-le-Royal in 1852 before finally settling on Saint-Gengoux-le-National in 1881.
The river Grosne forms part of the commune's south-eastern border.
The church was built in 1120 by the Benedictines of Cluny. It measures 41 m in length and 16 m wide. It was plundered several times and has been heavily restored. The most recent enhancement has been the replacement of the metal bridge between the towers with a wooden one, more in keeping with the Burgundian style. In 1802, three vaults contiguous to the church were destroyed to build a corn exchange on their site.
There are many historic properties from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The railway station at Saint-Gengoux-le-National was opened in 1880 on the Chalon-sur-Saône to Mâcon railway line.
After the closure of the railway, in 1996 the 44 km of trackbed from Givry to Cluny has been paved and converted into a cycle route known as the Voie Verte. There are several locations along the route where cycles may be hired, including the station at Saint-Gengoux-le-National.