Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse
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Template:Infobox French commune
Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, literally Saint-Vincent in Bresse) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It lies 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône and 16 km (10 mi) west-northwest of Louhans.
Population
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Sights
There are ruins of a medieval castle southeast of the town.
Name
The place name, formerly Saint-Vincent-en-Braisse, Latin Sanctus Vincentius in Brixia derives from that of St. Vincent born in Zaragoza, martyred at Valencia in 304 during Diocletian's persecutions.