Louhans

Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Hôtel-Dieu
Location of Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Louhans-Châteaurenaud
Coordinates: 46°39′40″N 5°13′31″E / 46.6612°N 5.2254°E / 46.6612; 5.2254
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementLouhans
CantonLouhans
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Bouchet
Area
1
22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,483
  Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71263 /71500
Elevation176–205 m (577–673 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Louhans (French pronunciation: [lu.ɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne and a subprefecture of the department.