Charolles ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɔl] ; Burgundian : Tsarolles ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France . Since 2004 is Charolles part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country .
5-503: Charolles is located at the confluence of the Semence and the Arconce rivers, 60 kilometres (37 mi) west-northwest of Mâcon . Charolles was the capital of Charolais , an old division of France, which from the early 14th century gave the title of count to its possessors. In 1327, the county passed by marriage to the house of Armagnac , and in 1390 it was sold to Philip of Burgundy . After
10-1088: Is a 98.8 km (61.4 mi) long river in the Saône-et-Loire department in central France. Its source is in Mary , 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of the village. It is a right tributary of the Loire , into which it flows at Varenne-Saint-Germain , 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwest of the village. It flows generally southwest, but north from Anzy-le-Duc to its mouth, with numerous meanders . The following communes are ordered from source to mouth : Mary, Gourdon , Le Rousset , Marizy , Ballore , Mornay , Martigny-le-Comte , Viry , Charolles , Changy , Lugny-lès-Charolles , Saint-Julien-de-Civry , Nochize , Poisson , Varenne-l'Arconce , Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais , Sarry , Anzy-le-Duc , Montceaux-l'Étoile , Versaugues , L'Hôpital-le-Mercier , Saint-Yan , Varenne-Saint-Germain This Saône-et-Loire geographical article
15-553: The death of Charles the Bold , who in his youth had borne the title of count of Charolais , it was seized by Louis XI of France , but in 1493 it was ceded by Charles VIII to Maximilian of Austria , the representative of the Burgundian family. Ultimately passing to the Spanish kings , it became for a considerable period an object of dispute between France and Spain , until at length in 1684 it
20-529: Was assigned to the great Condé , a creditor of the king of Spain. It was united to the French crown in 1771. The ruins of the castle of the counts of Charolais occupy the summit of a hill in the immediate vicinity of the town. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition , in the early 20th century there were stone quarries in the vicinity; the town manufactured pottery, and
25-586: Was the centre for trade in the famous breed of Charolais cattle and in agricultural products. In the Southern Bourgogne-Franche-Comté area, you can see : Charolles was the birthplace of: Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Cfb ". (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). Arconce The Arconce ( French pronunciation: [aʁkɔ̃s] )
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