Perrecy-les-Forges is a commune in the

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 Bo ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It played a significant regional influence in the 14th-16th centuries. The name of the commune indicates that the metallurgic industry has played a role in its economy. A

forge A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to th ...

from the 17th century, and former coal mines are among the places of interest of the commune. The church of Perrecy-les-Forges, built during the 12th century, is listed as a ''

Monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...

'' since 1862 by the French Ministry of Culture.

References

Communes of Saône-et-Loire Charolais, France {{SaôneLoire-geo-stub

See also

References