Chalon-Sur-Saône: Commune in Saône-et-Loire, France
Chalon-sur-Saône is a city and a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France.
It is the largest city of the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′50″N 4°51′10″E / 46.7806°N 4.8528°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Chalon-sur-Saône-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Le Grand Chalon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Gilles Platret |
| Area 1 | 15.22 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 44,985 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chalonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71076 /71100 |
| Elevation | 172–190 m (564–623 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
| Website | www.chalon.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Though the place where is Chalon-sur-Saône now was an important town of the Aedui (Celtic people that lived between the Saône and Loire rivers) and objects of La Tène culture have been found here, the first mention of the town, as Cavillonum or Cabillonum, is found in Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars (VII, chs. 42 and 90).
Geography
Chalon-sur-Saône is on the sides of the Saône river, in the south of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The city is at 338 km (210 mi) to the southeast of Paris and at 132 km (82 mi) to the north of Lyon.
It has an area of 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi), and its average altitude is 182 m (597 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 178 m (584 ft).
The Saône river flows through the eastern part of the city and the small river Thalie flows through the western part of the commune.
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Chalon-sur-Saône is surrounded by the communes Fragnes, Crissey, Châtenoy-en-Bresse, Saint-Marcel, Lux, Saint-Rémy, Châtenoy-le-Royal and Champforgeuil.
Climate
The climate of Chalon-sur-Saône, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Chalon-sur-Saône are known, in French, as Chalonnais (women: Chalonnaises).
With a population of 44,985, Chalon-sur-Saône has a population density of 2,956 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône forms, with other 9 communes, the urban area of Chalon-sur-Saône, with a population of 74.357 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 93.8 km2 (36.2 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Chalon-sur-Saône, formed by 90 communes with a population of 134,568 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 1,046.8 km2 (404.2 sq mi).
Administration
Chalon-sur-Saône is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:
- Chalon-sur-Saône-1 formed by 5 communes and part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 19,093 inhabitants (2014).
- Chalon-sur-Saône-2 formed by part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 20,983 inhabitants (2014).
- Chalon-sur-Saône-3 formed by the commune Châtenoy-le-Royal and part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 19,559 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Chalon (French: Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon).
Twin cities
Chalon-sur-Saône is a twin town of:
Places of interest
Some interesting places in Chalon-sur-Saône are:
- St. Vincent's Cathedral on the Saint-Vincent Square, which has some elements from the eighth century.
- Musée Nicéphore-Niépce, a museum on photography.
- Musée Vivant-Denon, an art museum.
Gallery
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Saint-Pierre church -
Statue of Nicéphore Niépce -
The Saône river and the Saint-Laurent bridge -
Musée Vivant-Denon -
View of the Saône river and part of the old city
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People from Chalon-sur-Saône
- Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833), pioneer of photography.
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Chalon-sur-Saône - official website (in French)
- Le Grand Chalon Agglomération (in French)
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