Clessé (French pronunciation: [klese]; Arpitan: Cllèssié) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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 The church in Clessé | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Clessé  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°25′02″N 4°48′56″E / 46.4172°N 4.8156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | Hurigny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Chervier[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 854 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71135 /71260 |
| Elevation | 200–326 m (656–1,070 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wine edit
Vineyards of Clessé are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Viré-Clessé, which is used for white wines from Chardonnay grapes. Before 1999, the wines used to be called Mâcon-Clessé.
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References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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