Chapaize
Chapaize is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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Location of Chapaize 
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| Coordinates: 46°33′29″N 4°44′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Cluny |
| Area 1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 157 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71087 /71460 |
| Elevation | 203–315 m (666–1,033 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sights
It features a Romanesque church built in the 11th century, in lombard style, surrounded by stone-built houses with the typical covered galleries of this region with a 16th-century watch tower. In the hamlet of Lancharre, there is a church of the 12th century, remains of a canonnesse's monastery.
Around Chapaize lie a large state and communal forest and two ponds. In the 4 hamlets of Chapaize (Bessuge, Gemaugue, Lancharre and Chapaize), there are several laundrettes which were still used at the beginning of the 1950s.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chapaize. |
- Photos tagged with "Chapaize" at Flickr
- www.chapaize.org
- www.art-roman.net/chapaize.htm
- Pictures of the church
- Chapaize on the site Bourgogne Romane
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