Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse.svg |
Arrondissement: | Louhans |
Canton: | Louhans |
Insee: | 71489 |
Postal Code: | 71440 |
Mayor: | Bruno Favette[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 46.6669°N 5.0617°W |
Elevation M: | 475 |
Elevation Min M: | 183 |
Elevation Max M: | 212 |
Area Km2: | 15.75 |
Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ ɑ̃ bʁɛs/, literally Saint-Vincent in Bresse) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It lies 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône and 16 km (10 mi) west-northwest of Louhans.
There are ruins of a medieval castle southeast of the town.
The place name, formerly Saint-Vincent-en-Braisse, Latin Sanctus Vincentius in Brixia derives from that of St. Vincent born in Zaragoza, martyred at Valencia in 304 during Diocletian's persecutions.