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| Coordinates:46°21′43″N4°28′57″E / 46.3619°N 4.4825°E /46.3619; 4.4825 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | La Chapelle-de-Guinchay |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Cyr Mère Boitier, entre Mâconnais et Charolais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Géraldine Auray[1] |
Area 1 | 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 893 |
| • Density | 29.5/km2 (76.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71178 /71520 |
| Elevation | 316–705 m (1,037–2,313 ft) (avg. 457 m or 1,499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dompierre-les-Ormes (French pronunciation:[dɔ̃pjɛʁle.z‿ɔʁm]) is acommune in thedepartment ofSaône-et-Loire inBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
It is a rural and touristic village, with characteristic landscapes: little mountains crowded with forests and pastures. The main part of its territory is protected under French and European fauna and flora protection programs.
Dompierre is first mentioned in aCluny charter from 951, where the name appears asDomnus Petrus andDomna Petra.
In 1820, the Comte de Marcellus brings the very famousVenus de Milo in France. During his journey, the precious statue made a halt at the castle Audour before being offered to KingLouis XVIII.
The poetAlphonse de Lamartine stayed on occasion in theChâteau d'Audour [fr] in Dompierre, writing of it in 1862, "It's a Mary Stuart[3] chateau in a Scottish landscape."
Since 1993 Dompierre has been a member of theAssociation des Dompierre de France, an association of 23 French communes sharing the name.
Nestled in a picturesque wooded area, Dompierre is known locally asla petite Suisse du Mâconnais (Little Switzerland in theMâconnais).
Dompierre is a tourist destination, with campsite (Le Village des Meuniers), cottage colonies (Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais), and lot of rural gîtes and bed and breakfast in the area.
The village has a football stadium which serves for matches and training of FCDM (Football Club Dompierre-Matour), a handball and basketball stadium,pétanque courts, tennis courts and many walking trails.Walking trails are referenced by guides and maps for tourists.For water activities, there are two pools (Le Village des Meuniers campground and theDomaine des Monts du Mâconnais have each a pool[4][5]).
Dompierre is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, about 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Paris and 17 mi (27 km) west ofMâcon, where there is aTGV (high-speed rail) station and A6 turnpike access.
Due to its central location in France, the village takes full advantages of close infrastructures as the Route Centre-Europe Atlantique (east-west connexion road from Atlantic Ocean to Switzerland border), passing through the north of the territory. Dompierre is served by the road exit number 8"Dompierre-les-Ormes".
