Charolles

Charolles is located at the confluence of the Semence and the Arconce rivers, {{convert|60|km}} west-northwest of Mâcon.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

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 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 was assigned to the great Condé, a creditor of the king of Spain. It was united to the French crown in 1771.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71106#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1968 |3813

|1975 |3858

|1982 |3392

|1990 |3048

|1999 |3027

|2007 |2829

|2012 |2773

|2017 |2785

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The ruins of the castle of the counts of Charolais occupy the summit of a hill in the immediate vicinity of the town.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, in the early 20th century there were stone quarries in the vicinity; the town manufactured pottery, and was the centre for trade in the famous breed of Charolais cattle and in agricultural products.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

{{Main article|Tourism in Saône-et-Loire}}

In the Southern Bourgogne-Franche-Comté area, you can see :

• The Arboretum de Pézanin, one of the richest forest collection in France, near Charolles,
• The Rock of Solutré,
• The Cluny abbey and its medieval city,
• Mâcon, Paray-le-Monial, La Clayette...

Charolles was the birthplace of:

• Louis Jacolliot (1837–1890), author
• Albert Roux (born 1935) and Michel Roux (1941-2020), French-born Michelin-starred restaurateurs working in Britain

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).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=97370&cityname=Charolles--United-States-of-America Climate Summary For Charolles, France]

{{Weather box

|collapsed=y

|location = Charolles

|single line = Yes

|metric first = Yes

|Jan high F = 43

|Feb high F = 46

|Mar high F = 55

|Apr high F = 60

|May high F = 66

|Jun high F = 73

|Jul high F = 77

|Aug high F = 76

|Sep high F = 71

|Oct high F = 61

|Nov high F = 50

|Dec high F = 42

|year high F = 60

|Jan mean F = 36

|Feb mean F = 38

|Mar mean F = 44

|Apr mean F = 49

|May mean F = 56

|Jun mean F = 62

|Jul mean F = 65

|Aug mean F = 65

|Sep mean F = 60

|Oct mean F = 51

|Nov mean F = 43

|Dec mean F = 36

|year mean F = 51

|Jan low F = 30

|Feb low F = 30

|Mar low F = 34

|Apr low F = 39

|May low F = 46

|Jun low F = 52

|Jul low F = 54

|Aug low F = 54

|Sep low F = 50

|Oct low F = 42

|Nov low F = 36

|Dec low F = 31

|year low F = 42

|Jan precipitation inch = 2.6

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.2

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.1

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.2

|May precipitation inch = 2.8

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.8

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.4

|Aug precipitation inch = 3

|Sep precipitation inch = 3

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.6

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.8

|Dec precipitation inch = 2.6

|year precipitation inch = 30.7

|source 1 = Weatherbase

{{cite web

|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=97370&cityname=Charolles--United-States-of-America

|title =Weatherbase.com

|publisher=Weatherbase

|year=2013

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Retrieved on June 5, 2013.

|date=June 2013

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• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

• {{EB1911|wstitle=Charolles|volume=5|page=948}}

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Category:Charolais, France