La Clayette

La Clayette
Castle of La Clayette
La Clayette
Location within Burgundy region La Clayette
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	La Clayette
Intercommunality	Pays clayettois
Government
• Mayor	Hugues Godard
Area1	3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,014
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71133 / 71800
Elevation	336–437 m (1,102–1,434 ft) (avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Clayette is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

Geography

La Clayette is situated in the Brionnais area, in the south-west of the Saône-et-Loire département.

Access

• By road: the town is situated at the crossroads of the routes D985 and D987, 40 km from Roanne, 60 km from Mâcon, 90 km from Lyon and 100 km from Moulins.
• By rail: La Clayette-Baudemont station stands on the line from Lyon to Paray-le-Monial. It is served by the TER train which takes 1 hour 20 minutes from Lyon.

History

• 1435 : Creation of the borough of La Clayette by the Chantemerle family
• 1437 : Creation of the fairs
• 1450 : Creation of the markets
• 1632 : Alice de Chantemerle, last descendant of the family of the same name, founded by will the convent of the Minimes (in the building which is now the Mairie (Town Hall))
• Until the French Revolution, La Clayette was governed from Varennes-sous-Dun

Demography

Historical population of La Clayette
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2173	2530	2845	2669	2307	2069	2012
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

Château de La Clayette

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Chapelle Sainte Avoye

The construction of Sainte Avoye's chapel, in the flamboyant gothic style, was due to Louis de Chantemerle in the fifteenth century.

Twin towns – Sister cities

• Göllheim, Germany
• Marano Equo, Italy

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Saône-et-Loire

In South Burgundy, you can see :

• The Arboretum de Pézanin, one of the richest forest collection in France, near La Clayette,
• The Rock of Solutré,
• The Cluny abbey, and its medieval city,
• Charolles and the "boeuf charolais",
• Mâcon, Paray-le-Monial,...

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE