Cluny () is a
commune in the eastern French
department of
Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
Saône-et-Loire is B ...
, in the
region
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of
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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. It is northwest of
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...
.
The town grew up around the
Benedictine
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Abbey of Cluny
Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.
The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with ...
, founded by Duke
William I of Aquitaine
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in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the
Huguenots
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in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.
Geography
The river
Grosne flows northward through the commune and crosses the town.
Population
See also
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Cluniac Reforms
The Cluniac Reforms (also called the Benedictine Reform) were a series of changes within medieval Christian monasticism, monasticism in the Western Church focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor. ...
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Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 563 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France
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References
External links
Official website(in French)
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Communes of Saône-et-Loire
Burgundy
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