Mesvres is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire

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 department in the region

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 of Bourgogne

Bourgogne

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 in eastern France

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History

The bishops of Autun receive Charles the Bald the seat of a priory located in Mesvres. Ce prieuré fut cédé en 994 à l' abbaye de Cluny . The priory was surrendered in 994 to the Abbey of Cluny . Pierre de Beaufort, prieur de Mesvres en 1357, fut le dernier pape français ( Grégoire XI ) à Avignon . Pierre de Beaufort, prior of Mesvres in 1357, was the last French Pope ( Gregory ) to Avignon.

External links

• La Gazette de Mesvres (Unofficial website)