Mont-Saint-Vincent
Mont -Saint -Vincent is a commune with 335 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Saône -et -Loire, in Burgundy; it belongs to the district of Chalon- sur -Saône and is the administrative center of the canton of Mont -Saint -Vincent.
Geography
Mont -Saint- Vincent is located south-east of Chalon -sur -Saône, at the foot of Mont du Charollais. On clear days you can see Mont Blanc.
History
Since 988 Mont -Saint -Vincent was a Cluniazensisches priory to 1506 and became a parish.
Demographics
Culture and sights
- The Romanesque church of the 12th century
- La Maison du Bailli, the former house of the bailiff from 1735
- 360 ° viewing platform
- The archaeological museum