Toulon-on-Arroux

Toulon-on-Arroux is a common French, located in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the area Burgundy.

History

Heraldic

Blasonnement: of mouths with three gold cinquefoils.
Ce blazon was that of the Maison of Vergy.

Geography

Administration

Paul Dumont PS

Demography

Places and monuments

Toulon-on-Arroux is a picturesque village in which one can notice some old houses, wood a house with gallery, some remainders of the old feudal castle (13th century), pigeon of the 17th century restored at the 19th century…

You will also find there two churches, one of the XIXe century, neo-gothic and a Romance church (Historic building) of XIe and XIIe centuries.

Crossing point impossible to circumvent, the old bridge of 13 arches (dated 1145, extended to the 19th century) crosses Arroux, small river which past in a green valley.

Two legends are related to the bridge on Arroux:

  • the bridge of the devil would be named thus because the mason who was to finish it, made a pact with the Malignant one so that it helps it to finish his work within the deadlines.
  • One known as also said that this bridge was built to avoid with the girl of the Duke of Burgundy crossing Arroux by raising its skirts, which obliged it to reveal its club-footed person…

The surroundings shelter some pretty surprises (ponds, castles, cascades, rocks, botanical path…). It is enough to be left to the adventure on the many footpaths marked out at the beginning to Toulon.

This city accommodates also the first park of labyrinths in Burgundy. In addition to several vegetable Labyrinths there, you will find a farm open presenting a score of Races of cows (alive specimens).

The gallery Madeline Jolly presents the original edition of ceramics of Jean Cocteau.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Related articles

External bonds

  • Toulon-on-Arroux on the site of the National Geographical Institute
  • Toulon-on-Arroux on the site of INSEE
  • Toulon-on-Arroux on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Toulon-on-Arroux on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Toulon-on-Arroux on Mapquest

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