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Code: 71
Region: Bourgogne
Traditional provinces: Bourgogne,
Nivernais
Bordering departments: Ain,
Allier,
Côte-d'Or,
Jura, Loire,
Nièvre,
Rhône
Area: 8,575 km2
Population (1995): 554,800 inhabitants
Préfecture: Mâcon
Sous-préfectures: Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône,
Charolles, Louhans
Subdivisions: 5 arrondissements, 57 cantons, 573 communes.
The department is named after the rivers Saône (480 km), tributary of Rhône, and Loire (1,020 km).