Damerey
commune in Saône-et-Loire, France
Damerey (French pronunciation: [damʁɛ]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Damerey is part of the Bresse Chalonnaise. The Saône defines the northwest boundary of the commune.
Population
Notable people
Marie Guillot (9 September 1880 – 5 March 1934) was born in Damerey. She was a teacher in Saône-et-Loire and a pioneer of trade unionism in primary education.
Roger Mercier: The commune holds the original work of this man, a roadside artist who since 1984 has built a remarkable city of Hispanic inspiration with buildings and sculptures in painted concrete. At the age of 80 he continued maintenance and development of his work.
The public source identifies “Damerey” as commune in Saône-et-Loire, France. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Damerey, commune and Saône-et-Loire.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1422713. Authority coordinates are 46.834, 4.991. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1880, 1934 and 1984.
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