Asnières-sur-Saône (; literally "Asnières on

Saône The Saône ( , ; ; ) is a river in eastern France (modern Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department an ...

") is a commune in the

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department in the

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region of eastern

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Geography

Asnières-sur-Saône is on the bank of the

river some 15 km north of

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...

and 50 km south of Chalons-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed on the D18 road from Quart-d'Aval in the north-east to the village. The road continues south as the D1 road then turns south-east to Manziat. The D1E branches off in the south of the commune and goes south to Le Chateau. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.Google Maps
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river forms the entire western border of the commune with no bridges across the river. A canal runs parallel to the river joining the river in the south and joining the Bief de la Jutane in the north which forms part of the northern border.

History

The village can be traced back to the 10th century under the name ''Asnerias''. It was the possession of the Counts of

and

Cluny Abbey Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with t ...

Administration

Mayors of Asnières-sur-Saône

Twinning

Asnières-sur-Saône has twinning associations with: *

Bad Waldsee Bad Waldsee () is a town in Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the Ravensburg (district), district of Ravensburg. It is situated 20 km south of Biberach an der Riß, and 20 km northeast of Ravensburg. The town h ...

(Germany) since 1991.

Population

Sights

*The Port of Asnières

Protected natural areas

The ''floodplains of the Val de Saône'' have been classified as protected areas since 1994.''Protection Zone of the wetlands of the Val de Saône''
, préfectorial directive of 25 February, Préfecture of Ain

Personalities

*José Mingret (1880-1969), French painter, was buried in Asnieres-sur-Saône.

References

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