Chalon-sur-Saône

Châlon-sur-saône is a common French of the area of Burgundy, Sous-préfecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire.

Its inhabitants is called the Chalonnais .

Geography

Chalon-sur-Saône east crossed by the the Saone. More big city of its department (and second of Burgundy), it is however only chief town of Arrondissement and sub-prefecture (building remarkable Henri IV).

History

Trawl-net was the chief town of a county which was integrated into the Duché of Burgundy.

Different councils was held in Chalon, in 651,813 and 1129.

Charles IX enters the city on June 1st, 1564 at the time of royal sound Tour de France (1564 - 1566), and receives there, accompanied by the Cour and Large by the kingdom, a triumphal reception.

Administration

In 1954, the commune of Saint-Jean-of-Vines was attached to Châlon-sur-saône.

Demography

Population of the agglomeration: 108.000 inhabitants.

Economy

  • Metallurgy;
  • Mechanical;
  • Chemistry (Plasturgie, Photography);
  • Office of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Saône-et-Loire which manages the School of Management and Trade of Chalon-sur-Saône as well as the river port of trade of Trawl-net on the Saone.

A barracks of CRS is in Châlon-sur-saône but also the military barracks Carnot, which accommodates the Oil Base Interarmées and is attached to the Service of the Gasolines of the Armée S.

Alive famous characters

Historical famous characters

  • Césaire of Arles (470-543), Monk;

  • Gontran Ier (545-592), King;
  • Abélard (1079-1142), Theologist;
  • Pontus de Tyard (1521-1605), Poet of the Lyons school, promoted in 1578 bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône;
  • Alive Denon (1747 in Givry, 1825 in Paris), large Master of arts for Napoleon;
  • Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833), inventive of the Photography;
  • Jean-Baptiste Bressant, Actor of Theater French (1815-1886), was born on October 23rd, 1815 to with it;
  • Edouard Benjamin Baillaud (1848-1934), Astronomer French, creator of the Observatory of the Peak of the South;
  • Emile Mauchamp (1870-1907), French doctor assassinated with the Morocco;
  • Omer Letorey (1873-1938), type-setter of music, First Grand Prix of Rome in 1895;
  • Georges Nouelle (1887-1966), Politician (SFIO) and mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône of 1926 to 1946 and 1952 to 1965;
  • Roger Marchi (1919-1946), French ace of the Second world war born in Châlon-sur-saône on July 26th, 1919;
  • Roland Carraz (1943-1999), Politician (PS then MDC) and mayor of Chenôve of 1983 to 1999.

Tourist monuments and places

Châlon-sur-saône is classified Ville of Art and History.

  • Museum Niépce, on this pioneer of photography.

  • Museum Dominique Alive Denon (outstanding figures of the world of arts at the end of the Old Mode). It is located on the Place of the Town hall of Chalon-sur-Saône.

  • Cathedral Saint-Vincent (built between 1090 and 1520).

  • the Bridge the St. Lawrence.

  • the Hospital of the St. Lawrence island, built in 1526, like its Vault of the XIX {{E}} century.

  • Quoted Nicéphore: platform of resources images and sounds.

  • the Slaughter-house: old place of factory modernized, the Slaughter-house became a cultural structure which can accompany and support the artists of street to the wire of their creations.

  • the Conservatory with regional radiation of Music and Dance.

  • the house of the wines of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Town of art and history, Châlon-sur-saône has important historical quarters with old women half-timbered houses, many lanes, turns and turrets:

  • Turret of the dead end of the Gravel pit,
  • Turn of the Belfry dating from the XV {{E}} century, out of brick: bell S XV {{E}} century and XVI {{E}} century S,
  • Turn of enclosure of old the évêché,
  • Turn of the Deanery, hexagonal, of the XV {{E}} century, gone up on the St. Lawrence island,
  • Turn of Saudon, at Roman base,
  • Turn of Coconut-Louvrier of the XV {{E}} century,
  • Turn of Lombards of the XV {{E}} century,
  • Turn of the medieval Évêché E, and,
  • Turn of Marcilly.

The city includes/understands other fortifications with the Bastions of the XVI {{E}} century (Saint-Pierre and Royal) built under Henri II.

Demonstrations

In 2003, following the changes by the government of the rights of the Contract workers, and contrary with the will of the organizers, treating those of “handle of agitators”, the majority of the actors of the festival made Grève and continued the movement after the " deadlines " by presenting free concerts, spectacles, restoration in different the Quoted S (the Stage, the Meadows St Jean)…

Twinnings

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Sports

See too

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External bonds

  • Official site of Trawl-net on the Saone
  • Visite of the city in the barge restoring
  • nonofficial Forum of Trawl-net on the Saone
  • the Tourist office of Chalon-sur-Saône
  • Official site of the Museum Niepce
  • Official site of '' Chalon in the street ''
  • Official site of the Slaughter-house
  • Festival 2004 of the artists of streets
  • local Portail chalonnais

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