Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse

Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse is a commune in the Bourgogne Saône -et -Loire. It belongs to the district Louhans, for Canton Pierre -de- Bresse and community association Canton de Pierre -de- Bresse. The municipality has 470 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011).

Geography

The municipality is located in the countryside of the Bresse, on the route between Departmental D996 Navilly and Louhans. It is drained by the river Guyotte. The village also lies on the railway line Seurre - Louhans and has its own train station. The commune includes the following hamlets: Crochère, Donzeaux, Gonthier, Grande- Rue, Grand Flais, Grand Taperey, Mirebelle, Petit- Taperey, Petits - Flais, Recule, Varenne, Verne, Verne - Guyottes.

Etymology

The name was first mentioned as Stagnum Sancti- Boneti (Latin Stagnum = pond or floodplain ) 1190. In fact, the area is generally crossed by ancient rivers and floodplains of the river Doubs. 1270 the place as Saint Bonnost, 1326 as Sambonot is called. Since 1844, he is called Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse.

History

The village lies on the old Roman road, many gravée that led from Verdun- sur -le- Doubs in the Franche-Comte. In Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse she crossed the Guyotte, sat down on Mirebelle, Petit- Taperey to La Chaux continued to eventually reach Bellevesvre. Knight Milon de Sennecey gave in 1270, income from the forest of Saint -Bonnet the Benedictines of Saint- Pierre in Chalon -sur -Saône. Later, the rule of the Bouton family belonged. In Petit- Taperey was a half-timbered house with a gallery, moat and drawbridge. There were wont to chase the Dukes of Burgundy and the house is called a palace.

Infrastructure

In the village there are, among others, a church ( Mary Magdalene and the Holy Bonnet consecrated ), a Mairie ( Municipal House ), a bakery / spices and a café, also a hairdresser, a carpenter, and several farms (one operation for Bresse ).

Swell

  • Lucien Guillemaut: Histoire de la Bresse Louhannaise, Vol 1, pp. 402f. Louhans 1897.
  • INSEE, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse
  • Website of the municipality
  • Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse to annuaire - mairie.fr
  • Saint -Bonnet -en- Bresse in the base Mérimée, the Ministère de la Culture (French)
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