Sennecey-le-Grand
Sennecey-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛnsɛ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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.jpg.webp) The church in Sennecey-le-Grand | |
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Location of Sennecey-le-Grand | |
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| Coordinates: 46°38′36″N 4°52′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Tournus |
| Area 1 | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,943 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71512 /71240 |
| Elevation | 173–375 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. | |
Second World War SAS memorial
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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Macintyre, Ben (2016). SAS Rogue Heroes. Viking Books. p. 257. ISBN 9780241186626.
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