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Subprefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chalon-sur-Saône is a town in Saône-et-Loire. It is the largest city in the department (although not the capital) and was a hub of road and river transport already as a Roman city.
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near Givry, 9 km west of Chalon-sur-Saône. The only surviving late medieval pleasure palace of the Dukes of Burgundy.
Museum dedicated to Nicéphore Niépce, who was a pioneer of photography. He also invented one of the first internal combustion engines, which is on display. In addition to his collections and some of Louis Daguerre, who became a partner of his son, the museum covers photography in general.
Abbey in Tournus. Benedictine monastery with a simple Romanesque monastery church.
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.
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