Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer

Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
The church in Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
The church in Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Location of Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer is located in France
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Location within France
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°14′13″N 4°14′05″E / 47.2369°N 4.2347°E / 47.2369; 4.2347
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonArnay-le-Duc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Néault[1]
Area
1
23.22 km2 (8.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
267
 • Density11.5/km2 (29.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21560 /21210
Elevation440–596 m (1,444–1,955 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də la mɛʁ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Geography

Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer is located in the eastern part of the Morvan Regional National Park. It shares the Lac de Chamboux with the commune of Alligny-en-Morvan.

Typonomy

The name of the locality is historically attested as Parrochia Sancti Martini de Mari (Parish of Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer) (1290); Sanctus Martinus de la Mer (1291) ; Saint Martin de la Mer (1400); Sainct Martin (1574) ; Sainct Martin de la Meit (1597); Sainct Martin de Conforgien (1599); Sainct Martin de la Mare (1624); Martin-de-la-Mer (Revolutionary period).[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 357—    
1975 296−2.64%
1982 294−0.10%
1990 288−0.26%
1999 286−0.08%
2007 279−0.31%
2012 306+1.86%
2017 296−0.66%
2023 267−1.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Alphonse Roserot (1924). Dictionnaire topographique de la France: Dictionnaire topographique de la Côte-d’Or. Paris: Impr. nationale. p. 356.
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE