Charolais-Brionnais region
Natural region in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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The Charolais-Brionnais region (French: Pays Charolais-Brionnais) is located in the southwest of the French department of Saône-et-Loire, in Burgundy. Created in 2004, the region comprises a population of 90,000 inhabitants across 129 municipalities.[1]
Charolais-Brionnais region
Pays Charolais-Brionnais | |
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Natural region | |
Bocage landscape in the Arconce valley | |
  Charolais-Brionnais region Location within France | |
| Coordinates: 46.3756°N 4.17181945806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Capital | Paray-le-Monial |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 90,000 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Geography
The Charolais-Brionnais region is home to the renowned Charolais cattle[2] and is an applicant for UNESCO status as a World Heritage Site to preserve, consolidate and transmit this resource.[3]
The Loire River, flanked by its adjoining canals, flows on the western edge of Charolais-Brionnais.[4] The EuroVelo long-distance cycling route EV6, also named the Rivers Route, leaves the Loire at Digoin for the Canal du Centre, where it starts its way through the Charolais.[5]
The Charolais-Brionnais was awarded with two food certifications of the European Union (protected designation of origin; French: Appellation d'origine protégée) for AOP Charolles Beef and AOP Charolais Goat Cheese.[6]
Charolais goat cheese
Noteworthy landmarks and towns
- Paray-le-Monial, nicknamed the city of the Sacred Heart[7]
- Charolles, nicknamed the Venice of the Charolais[8]
- Bourbon-Lancy, a spa town with a 2,000-year history[9]
- La Clayette and its 14th- and 19th-century castle[10]
- Semur-en-Brionnais and its 9th-century castle, one of the oldest in Burgundy[11]
Château de La Clayette in the Brionnais
Medieval center of Bourbon-Lancy
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