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:''Not to be confused with Châlons-en-Champagne, formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne.''
'Chalon-sur-Saône' is a town, former bishopric and commune in central France, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'', of which it is a ''sous-préfecture''. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department's ''préfecture'' (capital) resides in the smaller commune of Mâcon.
Chalon-sur-Saône is part of the Burgundy region. It is located on the Saône river, and was once a well known river port, as a point to distribute local wines up and down the Saône river.
The bishopric of Chalon-sur-Saône, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon since Roman times, was merged into the diocese of Autun shortly after the French Revolution.
Chalon is best known as the birthplace of photography. Its most famous resident, Nicéphore Niépce also has a lycée (secondary school) named after him. There is a museum which contains some early photography relics is on the ''Quai des Messageries'' in the town, containing more than two million photographs and many old artefacts such as cameras and other equipment for old and modern photography.
Another famous resident is Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825) who was involved in the creation of the Louvre Museum, converting the palace into a Museum after the French Revolution.
Although its suburbs are mostly uninteresting, the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône makes for a pleasant wander. One may wander along the river, browse around the pretty shops or visit St. Vincent's Cathedral on the Place Saint-Vincent, which has some elements dating from the 8th century, and a neoclassical 19th century façade. This city square also has a number of cafés and hosts a busy market on Fridays and Sundays.
Chalon has, since some time in the early nineteen-sixties, been twinned with the town of St. Helens, which was then in Lancashire and is now, thanks to local government reorganisation, in Merseyside. St. Helens is a prominent centre of glass manufacturing, although to a lesser extent now than in the early sixties. It also boasts a highly successful team in the game of Rugby League, a curious variant of the public school game of Rugby football.
★ Élan Sportif Chalonnais
★ Official website
★
★ Westermann, ''Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte'' (in German)
'Chalon-sur-Saône' is a town, former bishopric and commune in central France, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'', of which it is a ''sous-préfecture''. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department's ''préfecture'' (capital) resides in the smaller commune of Mâcon.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| History |
| Sights |
| Twin town |
| See also |
| Sources and external links |
Geography
Chalon-sur-Saône is part of the Burgundy region. It is located on the Saône river, and was once a well known river port, as a point to distribute local wines up and down the Saône river.
History
The bishopric of Chalon-sur-Saône, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon since Roman times, was merged into the diocese of Autun shortly after the French Revolution.
Chalon is best known as the birthplace of photography. Its most famous resident, Nicéphore Niépce also has a lycée (secondary school) named after him. There is a museum which contains some early photography relics is on the ''Quai des Messageries'' in the town, containing more than two million photographs and many old artefacts such as cameras and other equipment for old and modern photography.
Another famous resident is Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825) who was involved in the creation of the Louvre Museum, converting the palace into a Museum after the French Revolution.
Sights
Although its suburbs are mostly uninteresting, the centre of Chalon-sur-Saône makes for a pleasant wander. One may wander along the river, browse around the pretty shops or visit St. Vincent's Cathedral on the Place Saint-Vincent, which has some elements dating from the 8th century, and a neoclassical 19th century façade. This city square also has a number of cafés and hosts a busy market on Fridays and Sundays.
Twin town
Chalon has, since some time in the early nineteen-sixties, been twinned with the town of St. Helens, which was then in Lancashire and is now, thanks to local government reorganisation, in Merseyside. St. Helens is a prominent centre of glass manufacturing, although to a lesser extent now than in the early sixties. It also boasts a highly successful team in the game of Rugby League, a curious variant of the public school game of Rugby football.
See also
Coat of Arms of Chalon-sur-Saône
★ Élan Sportif Chalonnais
Sources and external links
★ Official website
★
★ Westermann, ''Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte'' (in German)
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