Digoin

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Digoin (French pronunciation: [diɡwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The junction of the Canal du Centre and the Canal latéral à la Loire is near Digoin.

Geography

The river Bourbince flows into the Arroux in Digoin, while the Arroux flows into the Loire near Digoin.

Population

Sights

Church of Notre-Dame de la Providence

Personalities

• Adolphe Piot (c. 1825 – c. 1910), French painter
• Alain Robert (born 1962), French rock climber and urban climber
• Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Laveaux (1751–1828), French general and Governor of Saint-Domingue

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Town administration of Digoin