Sennecey-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛnsɛ ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Sennecey-le-Grand
The church in Sennecey-le-Grand
The church in Sennecey-le-Grand
Coat of arms of Sennecey-le-Grand
Location of Sennecey-le-Grand
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Sennecey-le-Grand is located in France
Sennecey-le-Grand
Sennecey-le-Grand
Sennecey-le-Grand is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sennecey-le-Grand
Sennecey-le-Grand
Coordinates: 46°38′36″N 4°52′16″E / 46.6433°N 4.8711°E / 46.6433; 4.8711
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonTournus
Area
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26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,922
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71512 /71240
Elevation173–375 m (568–1,230 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,116—    
1975 2,269+1.00%
1982 2,372+0.64%
1990 2,568+1.00%
1999 2,962+1.60%
2007 2,988+0.11%
2012 3,126+0.91%
2017 3,149+0.15%
Source: INSEE[2]

Second World War SAS memorial

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On 4 September 1984 a war memorial was unveiled to commemorate the WW2 casualties of the Special Air Service. Listing all of those from British 1SAS and 2SAS, including those who fell at Sennecey-le-Grand on 4 September 1944, French 3SAS and 4SAS and Belgian 5SAS, it is the only memorial to all components of a British regiment to exist outside of the UK.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. ^ Macintyre, Ben (2016). SAS Rogue Heroes. Viking Books. p. 257. ISBN 9780241186626.