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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Taizé
|name = Taizé
|region = [[Bourgogne]]
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|department = [[Saône-et-Loire]]
|image = File:Taize1.JPG
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|caption =
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Taizé 71.svg
|arrondissement = Mâcon
|arrondissement = Mâcon
|canton = Saint-Gengoux-le-National
|canton = Cluny
|INSEE = 71532
|INSEE = 71532
|postal code = 71250
|postal code = 71250
|mayor = Kiki Bouillin<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Georges Bouillin
|term = 2008&ndash;2014
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = entre Grosne et Guye
|intercommunality =
|longitude = 4.6775
|coordinates = {{coord|46.5142|4.6775|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|latitude = 46.5142
|elevation m = 215
|elevation m = 215
|elevation min m = 210
|elevation min m = 210
|elevation max m = 263
|elevation max m = 263
|area km2 = 3.16
|area km2 = 3.16
|population = 184
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Taizé''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Saône-et-Loire]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne]] in eastern [[France]].
'''Taizé''' ({{IPA-fr|tɛze|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-fleur (Beat Ruest)-Taizé.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Saône-et-Loire]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] in eastern [[France]]. The commune lies {{convert|33|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Mâcon]], the capital of Saône-et-Loire, and {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} north of the town of [[Cluny]].


==Pilgrimage site==
It lies near [[Mâcon]].
{{Main|Taizé Community}}
The commune contains two churches; the small [[Parish church]] and the much larger "Church of Reconciliation". The latter church can hold over 6,000 people. Both churches are run by the ''Taizé Community'', an [[ecumenicism|ecumenical]] [[monastic]] community founded in 1940 by [[Brother Roger]]. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from [[Protestant]] and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Oxford companion to Christian thought|date=2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=9780198600244|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00hast|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00hast/page/694 694]|access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>


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Taizé is today known as a place of [[pilgrimage]], primarily for young adults: every week, hundreds and thousands of visitors, generally between the ages of 17 and 30, visit Taizé for an experience of [[prayer]] and communal life.
In Taizé lives the [[Taizé Community]], a [[monastic]], [[ecumenical]], international community founded in 1940 by [[Frère Roger]], which has today just over 100 brothers from many different countries and from different [[Christianity|Christian]] traditions.


==Geography==
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Taizé is also known as a place of [[pilgrimage]] primarily for young adults: every week, hundreds and thousands of visitors, generally between the ages of 17 and 30, visit Taizé for an experience of [[prayer]] and community life.
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The commune has an area of {{convert|3.16|km2|abbr=on}}. The river [[Grosne (river)|Grosne]] forms all of the commune's western border.


==Miscellaneous==
The [[asteroid]] [[100033 Taizé]] is [[Meanings of asteroid names|named in its honour]].
The [[asteroid]] [[100033 Taizé]] was discovered by [[Freimut Börngen]] on April 9, 1990. It is [[Meanings of asteroid names|named in honour]] of Taizé.<ref>{{cite web|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi#top|publisher=NASA|access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Gallery==
{{Gallery
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The river [[Grosne River|Grosne]] forms all of the commune's western border.
|width=175
|height=130
|File:Taize France OSM June 28 2011.png|A map of Taizé and camp site
|[[File:Die alte romanische Dorfkirche von Taizé.jpg|thumb|Die alte romanische Dorfkirche von Taizé]]|The old Romanesque church
|title=}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Christian pilgrimage]]
*[[Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department]]
*[[Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department]]


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.taize.fr The Taizé Community]
*[http://www.taize.fr The Taizé Community]
*[http://www.giuseppelanzi.org/taize/index.htm Brother Roger's funeral - photogalleries]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051029225410/http://www.giuseppelanzi.org/taize/index.htm Brother Roger's funeral - photogalleries]


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Latest revision as of 20:00, 8 September 2022

For other places named Taizé, see Taizé (disambiguation).
Taizé
Commune
Coat of arms of Taizé
Coat of arms
Location of Taizé
Map
Taizé is located in France
Taizé
Taizé
Taizé is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Taizé
Taizé
Coordinates: 46°30′51″N 4°40′39″E / 46.5142°N 4.6775°E / 46.5142; 4.6775
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonCluny
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Kiki Bouillin[1]
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
195
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71532 /71250
Elevation210–263 m (689–863 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taizé (French pronunciation: [tɛze] ⓘ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The commune lies 33 km (21 mi) northwest of Mâcon, the capital of Saône-et-Loire, and 9 km (5.6 mi) north of the town of Cluny.

Pilgrimage site[edit]

Main article: Taizé Community

The commune contains two churches; the small Parish church and the much larger "Church of Reconciliation". The latter church can hold over 6,000 people. Both churches are run by the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community founded in 1940 by Brother Roger. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Protestant and Catholic traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world.[3]

Taizé is today known as a place of pilgrimage, primarily for young adults: every week, hundreds and thousands of visitors, generally between the ages of 17 and 30, visit Taizé for an experience of prayer and communal life.

Geography[edit]

The commune has an area of 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi). The river Grosne forms all of the commune's western border.

Miscellaneous[edit]

The asteroid 100033 Taizé was discovered by Freimut Börngen on April 9, 1990. It is named in honour of Taizé.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • A map of Taizé and camp site
    A map of Taizé and camp site

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ The Oxford companion to Christian thought. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2000. p. 694. ISBN 9780198600244. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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