Saulieu
Saulieu | |
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Saint-Andoche basilica | |
Location of Saulieu | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′51″N 4°13′46″E / 47.2808°N 4.2294°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
| Intercommunality | CC Saulieu-Morvan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Mazilly |
Area 1 | 32.03 km2 (12.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,269 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21584 /21210 |
| Elevation | 394–596 m (1,293–1,955 ft) (avg. 545 m or 1,788 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saulieu (French pronunciation: [soljø]) is a rural commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Its 2,413 inhabitants (in 2017) call themselves Sédélociens.
Capital of the Morvan, situated within the Morvan Regional Natural Park, Saulieu lies 250 km southeast of Paris on the RN6 road.