Saône-et-Loire

The department of Saône -et -Loire [ sonelwa ː ʀ ] is a French department of atomic number 71 It is in the east of the country in the Burgundy region, and is named after the rivers Saône and Loire.

Geography

The department of Saône -et -Loire is bordered to the north by the department of Côte- d'Or, on the east by the department of Jura, in the southeast of the département of Ain, in the south of the Rhône and Loire, on the west by the department of Allier and in northwest by the department Nièvre.

While the Loire predominantly forms the western border of the Allier, which flows through the Saone, also the two largest cities of the department are at the with Chalon -sur -Saône and Mâcon, the eastern part of Saône -et -Loire in north-south direction. The northwest of the department extends into the granite massif of the Morvan.

Cities

The most densely populated municipalities of the department of Saône -et -Loire are:

Administrative divisions

The department of Saône -et -Loire is divided into five arrondissements, 57 cantons and 573 communes:

  • List of cantons in the department of Saône -et -Loire
  • List of municipalities in the department of Saône -et -Loire

Culture

It is known to the department through the ruins of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny, and through the small village of Taizé and the resident community of Taizé.

Attractions

  • Arboretum de Pézanin, gallery européenne de la forêt et du bois (European gallery forest and wood), Dompierre- les- Ormes.
  • Cluny Abbey, Cluny.
  • The ruins of the castle Brancion
  • The Cormatin Castle
  • The Sully Castle
  • Charolles city, cradle of the breed Charolais cows.
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