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

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



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