Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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 A sign showing the name of the inventor of photography | |
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 Location of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes | |
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| Coordinates:46°43′43″N4°51′41″E / 46.7286°N 4.8614°E /46.7286; 4.8614 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Saint-Rémy |
| Intercommunality | CA Le Grand Chalon |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérard Rigaud[1] |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,249 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71444 /71240 |
| Elevation | 171–205 m (561–673 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ludəvaʁɛn], literallySaint-Loup ofVarennes) is acommune in theSaône-et-Loiredepartment in theregion ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance.
The commune is home to the world's oldest surviving image in the world,View from the Window at Le Gras. The image was first taken in 1826.
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the centre ofChalon-sur-Saône.
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Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor ofphotography, lived in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, where he died in 1833.Most or all of his photographs, including one taken in 1827 and now the oldest known survivingcamera photograph, were made at Le Gras, his ancestral family estate in this village.
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