Where is Saint-Germain-de-Modéon located?

Saint-Germain-de-Modéon is located in the Côte-d'Or department in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbard.

What administrative changes has it undergone?

Prior to March 2015, Saint-Germain-de-Modéon was part of the canton of Saulieu, which was reorganized as part of France's departmental restructuring.

What is its population?

The population of Saint-Germain-de-Modéon has varied in recent years, with recent figures including 174 residents. Historical population data shows fluctuations, including 164, 167, 172, 175, and peaking at 279 in some years.

What is its official classification?

It is classified as a commune, which is the smallest administrative division in France, representing a local municipality.

Is there a website for the commune?

Yes, the official website is [https://saintgermaindemodeon.com](https://saintgermaindemodeon.com).

Saint-Germain-de-Modéon

commune in Côte-d'Or, France

Place Commune Of France Q265247

Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of: commune of France
Official website: saintgermaindemodeon.com^[11]
Official name: Saint-Germain-de-Modéon, Modéon^[28]

Location

Country: France^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 47.379°, 4.132°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Saulieu, Côte-d’Or, arrondissement of Montbard^[1]^[2]^[3]
Shares border with: Rouvray, Saint-Agnan-en-Morvan, La Roche-en-Brenil, Saint-Andeux, Saint-Léger-Vauban^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Population and size

Area: +16.31^[34]
Elevation above sea level: 436 (330–554, n=3)^[31]^[32]^[33]
Female population: +86^[29]
Male population: +86^[30]
Population: 174 (152–279, n=17)^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]

Codes

Postal code: 21530^[10]

More facts +4

Associated electoral district: canton of Semur-en-Auxois^[35]
Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction d'Avallon^[36]
Office held by the head of government: Mayor of Saint-Germain-de-Modéon^[26]
Phone number: +33-3-80-64-77-81^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

en Saint-Germain de Modéon en Saint-Germain-de-Modéon el Σαιν-Ζερμαίν-ντε-Μοντεόν es Saint-Germain de Modéon es Saint-Germain-de-Modeon fr Saint-Germain de Modéon nl Saint-Germain-de-Modeon ru Сен-Жермен-де-Модеон zh 圣日耳曼德莫代翁

🔖 Identifiers · 12

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Saint-Germain-de-Modéon (21) Nouvelle mairie.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 152508353
EHESS ID of a French commune: 22653
Email address: mailto:mairie.saintgermaindemodeon@wanadoo.fr
FactGrid item ID: inferior gluteal artery
Freebase ID: /m/03mfw2j
GeoNames ID: 6428849
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6428849 BnF data 2979823 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗
Insee municipality code: 21548
Joconde location ID: T84-1066
KnowWhereGraph entity ID: administrativeRegion.FRA.2.1.3.9.10_1
National Address Base ID: 461fbbba-edd6-481c-92ad-74d8cf17818b
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 132585

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 5

La Roche-en-Brenil, Saint-Andeux, Rouvray, Saint-Léger-Vauban, Saint-Agnan-en-Morvan

← Shares border with 5

La Roche-en-Brenil, Saint-Andeux, Rouvray, Saint-Léger-Vauban, Saint-Agnan-en-Morvan

Located in the administrative territorial entity 3

Côte-d’Or, arrondissement of Montbard, canton of Saulieu

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

Associated electoral district 1

canton of Semur-en-Auxois

Country 1

France

FactGrid item ID 1

inferior gluteal artery

Instance of 1

commune of France

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

canton of Saulieu

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[4] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — country (P17): France. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — shares border with (P47): Rouvray. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — shares border with (P47): Saint-Agnan-en-Morvan. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — shares border with (P47): La Roche-en-Brenil. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — shares border with (P47): Saint-Andeux. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — shares border with (P47): Saint-Léger-Vauban. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): canton of Saulieu. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Côte-d’Or. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): arrondissement of Montbard. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — postal code (P281): 21530. dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — official website (P856): https://saintgermaindemodeon.com. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-23. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 164. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 167. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 172. Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 175. Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 279. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 195. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 222. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 173. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 152. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 184. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 166. insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-04. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 182. Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 179. Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — population (P1082): 177. Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — office held by head of government (P1313): Mayor of Saint-Germain-de-Modéon. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — phone number (P1329): +33-3-80-64-77-81. Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-23. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — official name (P1448): Saint-Germain-de-Modéon. Code officiel géographique. Retrieved 2019-01-06. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — female population (P1539): 86. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — male population (P1540): 86. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — elevation above sea level (P2044): 330 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — elevation above sea level (P2044): 554 m. répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — elevation above sea level (P2044): 436 m. Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — area (P2046): 16.31 km². répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved 2015-10-26. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — associated electoral district (P7938): canton of Semur-en-Auxois. Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Modéon — located in the statistical territorial entity (P8138): Aire d'attraction d'Avallon. wikidata.org.

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Instance of → commune of France

Female population → {'amount': '+86'}

Located in the statistical territorial entity → Aire d'attraction d'Avallon

Office held by the head of government → Mayor of Saint-Germain-de-Modéon

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