Berzé-le-Châtel

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

46°23′07″N 4°41′24″E / 46.3853°N 4.69°E / 46.3853; 4.69CountryFranceRegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéDepartmentSaône-et-LoireArrondissementMâconCantonClunyIntercommunalityClunisoisArea5.53 km² (2.14 sq mi)Population57 • Density10/km² (27/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation304–590 m (997–1,936 ft)
(avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berzé-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bɛʁze lə ʃatɛl]; Arpitan: Bresié-le-Châtiô) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

The trouvère Hugues IV de Berzé was the ruler of Berzé-le-Châtel in the early 13th century.

It is said that the castle's basement extends 1000 feet into the ground^{[verification needed]}.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	60	—
1975	81	+4.38%
1982	75	−1.09%
1990	65	−1.77%
1999	69	+0.67%
2009	62	−1.06%
2014	57	−1.67%
2020	59	+0.58%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

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