Digoin

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) David Beme^[1]Area34.72 km² (13.41 sq mi)Population7,498 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation222–306 m (728–1,004 ft)
(avg. 233 m or 764 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Digoin (French pronunciation: [diɡwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The junction of the Canal du Centre and the Canal latéral à la Loire is near Digoin.

Geography

The river Bourbince flows into the Arroux in Digoin, while the Arroux flows into the Loire near Digoin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,050	—
1975	11,093	+1.42%
1982	11,008	−0.11%
1990	10,032	−1.15%
1999	8,947	−1.26%
2007	8,493	−0.65%
2012	8,119	−0.90%
2017	7,817	−0.76%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

Personalities

• Adolphe Piot (c. 1825 – c. 1910), French painter
• Alain Robert (born 1962), French rock climber and urban climber
• Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Laveaux (1751–1828), French general and Governor of Saint-Domingue

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

External links

• Town administration of Digoin