Berzé-le-Châtel

Berzé-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bɛʁze ʃatɛl]; Arpitan: Bresié-le-Châtiô) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Berzé-le-Châtel
Commune
Castle
Castle
Coat of arms of Berzé-le-Châtel
Location of Berzé-le-Châtel
Berzé-le-Châtel is located in France
Berzé-le-Châtel
Berzé-le-Châtel
Berzé-le-Châtel is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Berzé-le-Châtel
Berzé-le-Châtel
Coordinates: 46°23′07″N 4°41′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonCluny
IntercommunalityClunisois
Area
1
5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
57
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71031 /71960
Elevation304–590 m (997–1,936 ft)
(avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The trouvère Hugues IV de Berzé was the ruler of Berzé-le-Châtel in the early 13th century.

It is said that the castle's basement extends 1000 feet into the ground.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 60    
1975 81+4.38%
1982 75−1.09%
1990 65−1.77%
1999 69+0.67%
2009 62−1.06%
2014 57−1.67%
2020 59+0.58%
Source: INSEE[2]

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