Gueugnon
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| Commune of Gueugnon | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 03' 42" E |
| Latitude | 46° 36' 07" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Gueugnon |
| Mayor | Alain Bailly (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 233 m–352 m (avg. 243 m) |
| Land area¹ | 28.51 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
8,563 |
| - Density (1999) | 300/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71230/ 71130 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Gueugnon is a town and commune in the Saône-et-Loire département in France.
The town is notable for its steelworks industry Ugine, a division of Usinor Sacilor
http://www.gueugnon.fr/ Ville de Gueugnon Site Officiel