Cuisery
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| Coordinates:46°33′34″N5°00′07″E/ 46.5594°N 5.0019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Louhans |
| Canton | Cuiseaux |
| Area 1 | 11.29 km2(4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,579 |
| • Density | 140/km2(360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71158/71290 |
| Elevation | 172–213 m (564–699 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cuisery(French pronunciation:[kɥizʁi]) is acommunein theSaône-et-Loiredepartmentin theregionofBourgogne-Franche-Comtéin easternFrance.
Geography
[edit]Cuisery is located on the riverSeilleon the left bank of theSaône Riveracross fromTournus.It is in the southwest corner of thearrondissementofLouhansin the area known asBresse.
Culture
[edit]Cuisery is one of the towns that have established a reputation as a "book town"[2]or "village du livres". Antiquarian booksellers, used book sellers, printers, book binding artisans and small presses gravitated here. By 1999, the town's identity was forged as a center for books and artists.[3]Each month, typically during the first week of the month, there is a grand booksellers market. The town dates to the Middle Ages.[4]
Popular culture
[edit]- The Little Paris Bookshop,[5]a work of romantic fiction by Nina George and translated by Simon Pare, includes a chapter describing a visit to Cuisery.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Rebecca Rego Barry (22 March 2018)."Book Towns Beyond Hay Wye".Fine Books Magazine.Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^"Cuisery-Village du Livre".Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^"Burgundy Tourism".Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^Nina George (2015).The Little Paris Bookshop.Translated by Simon Pare. Crown Publishers.ISBN9780553418798.Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^Amanda Vaill (28 July 2015)."Exudes All Things French".The Washington Post..Retrieved 12 March 2020
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