Saint-Marcel, Saône-et-Loire

Saint -Marcel is a commune with 5816 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 the canton of Chalon -sur -Saône -Sud.

Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Marcel are Châtenoy -en-Bresse in the north, Oslon, Lans and Épervans in the east, south and Lux in Chalon -sur -Saône in the West.

Demographics

Attractions

• Monastery of Saint -Marcel
• Remains of a Roman temple (2nd century)

Personalities

• Marcellus is said to have suffered martyrdom in the year 178 here
• Guntchramn († 592 ), Merovingian king part, was buried in Saint -Marcel
• Peter Abelard (1079-1142) died in Saint -Marcel and was buried in the monastery before the corpse was transferred to Troyes

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• Commune in the department of Saône- et- Loire
• Place in Burgundy