Mesvres

Mesvres
Commune
The church in Mesvres
Location of Mesvres
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Coordinates: 46°51′47″N 4°14′33″E / 46.8631°N 4.2425°E / 46.8631; 4.2425
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Delaforge[1]
Area 1	23.46 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	746
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71297 /71190
Elevation	273–645 m (896–2,116 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mesvres (French pronunciation: [mɛvʁ]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The bishops of Autun receive Charles the Bald the seat of a priory located in Mesvres. The priory was surrendered in 994 to the Abbey of Cluny. Pierre de Beaufort, prior of Mesvres in 1357, was the last French Pope (Gregory XI) in Avignon.

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

• La Gazette de Mesvres (Unofficial website) (in French)

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