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Chalon-sur-Saône

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Also known as Chalon-sur-Saone, Saint-Cosme (réunie à Chalon-sur-Saône), Côme-la-Montagne, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes (réunie à Chalon-sur-Saône), Port-la-Montagne, Saint-Martin-des-Champs (réunie à Chalon-sur-Saône), Montagne-lès-Chalon, Rochefort-la-Vigne (ou Rochefort-des-Vignes)

Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally Chalon on Saône) is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in France, situated in the Saône-et-Loire department within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the cantons of Chalon-sur-Saône-Sud, Chalon-sur-Saône-Ouest, and Chalon-sur-Saône-Centre. The town is named after the Saône river and has an area of 15.22 square kilometers.

The population is recorded as 47,085, comprising 21,174 males and 23,922 females. Chalon-sur-Saône shares borders with Champforgeuil, Châtenoy-en-Bresse, Châtenoy-le-Royal, and Crissey. Its elevation above sea level is listed as 192 meters, while another source cites 186 meters. The postal code for the area is 71100.

The commune is twinned with Solingen, Novara, St Helens, and Næstved. It is described in sources including the Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Place details

Locality
Chalon-sur-Saône
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
47,251

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Air quality

44US AQIGood
PM2.5
10.5 µg/m³
PM10
14.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Chalon-sur-Saône
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Chalon-sur-Saône - Place Saint-Vincent - 01.jpg
French commune.caption
Place Saint-Vincent, a square in the historic center
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Chalon-sur-Saône
French commune.canton
Chalon-sur-Saône-1, 2 and 3
French commune.INSEE
71076
French commune.postal code
71100
French commune.mayor
Gilles Platret
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Le Grand Chalon
French commune.elevation m
185
French commune.elevation min m
172
French commune.elevation max m
190
French commune.area km2
15.22

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Place Saint-Vincent Chalon-sur-Saône lies in the south of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the east of France. It lies on the Saône river and was once a busy port, acting as a distribution point for local wines which were sent up and down the Saône river and the Canal du Centre, opened in 1792.

Get in

The Autoroute du Soleil (A6) passes by the city, coming in from Beaune (25 km) and Dijon (50 km) in the north and Mâcon (55 km) and Lyon (100 km) in the south.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Ancient times
  • Christian centre
  • Modern developments
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Railway
  • Road
  • Air transport
  • Public transport
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Notable people
  • Tourism
  • International relations
  • Climate
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally Chalon on Saône) is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalon-sur-Saône” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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