Maxilly-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The inhabitants are called Maximilliens and Maximilliennes.

Maxilly-sur-Saône
The Saône Canal at Maxilly-sur-Saône
The Saône Canal at Maxilly-sur-Saône
Coat of arms of Maxilly-sur-Saône
Location of Maxilly-sur-Saône
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Maxilly-sur-Saône is located in France
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 47°20′05″N 5°25′42″E / 47.3347°N 5.4283°E / 47.3347; 5.4283
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonAuxonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Dunet[1]
Area
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7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
366
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21398 /21270
Elevation183–236 m (600–774 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Located a few kilometers from the Haute-Saône, Maxilly-sur-Saône is crossed by a canal which connects the River Marne to the Saône.

Bordering municipalities

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Town planning

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Typology

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Maxilly-sur-Saône is classified as a rural municipality, because it is part of the a category of municipalities with a low or very low population density, as defined by the municipal density grid of the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.[3][4][5]

In addition, Maxilly-sur-Saôn is part of the attraction area of Dijon, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 333 municipalities, is categorized in areas of 200,000 to less than 700,000 inhabitants.[6][7]

The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (59.6% in 2018), a proportion roughly equivalent to that of 1990 (59.1%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows:[8]

  • forests (30.7%)
  • meadows (29%)
  • arable land (18.2%)
  • heterogeneous agricultural areas (12.4%)
  • urbanized areas (7.1%)
  • inland waters (2.3%)
  • industrial or commercial zones and communication networks (0.5%).

The Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière also provides an online tool to compare the evolution over time of land use in the municipality (or in territories at different scales). Several eras are accessible as aerial maps or photos: the Cassini map (18th century), the map of Staff (1820-1866) and the current period (1950 to present).[9]

Points of interest

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Maxilly-sur-Saône is home to a Lock where the canal from the Marne to the Saône ends (or begins). Saint-Martin Parish church can also be found in the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 296—    
1975 340+2.00%
1982 298−1.87%
1990 300+0.08%
1999 301+0.04%
2007 301+0.00%
2012 347+2.89%
2017 348+0.06%
Source: INSEE[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Typologie urbain / rural | L'Observatoire des Territoires". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Définition - Commune rurale | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Comprendre la grille de densité | L'Observatoire des Territoires". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Base des aires d'attraction des villes 2020 | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "En France, neuf personnes sur dix vivent dans l'aire d'attraction d'une ville - Insee Focus - 211". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "CORINE Land Cover | Données et études statistiques". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Remonter le temps". remonterletemps.ign.fr. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE