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Mailly
Administration Country France Region Burgundy Department Saône-et-Loire Arrondissement Charolles Canton Semur-en-Brionnais Statistics Elevation 316–460 m (1,037–1,510 ft)
(avg. 427 m/1,401 ft)Land area1 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) Population2 177 (2006) - Density 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 71271/ 71340 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 46°13′23″N 4°06′54″E / 46.2230555556°N 4.115°E
Mailly is a picturesque commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
France's 3rd Artillery Regiment is based in Mailly and it once operated the nuclear Pluton missile as part of France's deterrent during the Cold war.
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Categories:- Communes of Saône-et-Loire
- Cold War
- Saône-et-Loire geography stubs
- Military history stubs
- France stubs
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