Verosvres

Verosvres
Chateau of Terreau
Verosvres
Location within Burgundy region  Verosvres
Coordinates: 46°24′05″N 4°26′38″E / 46.4014°N 4.4439°ECoordinates: 46°24′05″N 4°26′38″E / 46.4014°N 4.4439°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux
Area^1	22.96 km^2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	596
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71571 / 71220
Elevation	326–596 m (1,070–1,955 ft) (avg. 386 m or 1,266 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Verosvres is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

History

The name Verosvres is derived from the Gallic word Verobriga, vero meaning "true" or "good" and briga meaning "fortress": thus giving "Good castle".^[1]

In 1920, the town of Verosvres formed "an agglomeration of about eighty houses, including one for the post office and telegraph." The town was then served by a railway line, now defunct, which connected Paray-le-Monial to Mâcon, and stopped at a station called "Les Terreaux — Verosvres".^[2]

Notable people

• Verosvres is the birthplace of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, who first inspired devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic Church.
• Pierre Albuisson (born in 1952), French postage stamp engraver and designer, presides the Art du timbre gravé association whose headquarters are located in Verosvres.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE

1. Villars, Lucien (2005). Monographie de la commune de Verosvres. The Storybook-Lorisse. p. 9.
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