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Wife of Aristide Boucicaut, a
precursor of mass retail and founder
of the Bon Marché department
store in Paris, was the benefactor
and philanthropist behind many structures
built in Saône-&-Loire (e.g.
hospitals, associations) and even
financed a bridge and a school in
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Was born in Puley, near Saint-Gengoux-le-National,
and was a member of the first Pleiade
alongside Pontus de Thiard (1521-1605),
his parent and neighbour. |
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Was born in Chalon-sur-Saône.
He invented photography and developed
the first negative film in history
from the window of his house in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. |
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Scientist and above all passionately
in love with Héloïse,
died in Saint-Marcel outside of Chalon-sur-Saône,
whose church has conserved a sizable
body of work marking this tragic episode.
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An engineer born in Chalon-sur-Saône,
led the building projects of the Canal
du Centre and the city of Tournus'
churches and Town Hall.
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Born in Autun, was Chancellor of the
Duchy of Burgundy and responsible
for construction of the Beaune hospices.
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from Sainte-Croix in the Bresse country,
was the first wife of the famous D’Artagnan;
they were wed in 1659. She is interred
in this small town.
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Born in Bourbon-Lancy, was Minister
on several occasions; in 1906, he
became President of the Departmental
Council and passed the law making
a weekly day off from work mandatory.
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Marquis of the Tour Maubourg (1674-1764)
was born in the Dheune River Valley
and in 1724 created the first forges
in Gueugnon; he also made the Arroux
River navigable and served as France's
National Marshal in 1757.
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was born in Saint-Julien de Civry
and became a cycling champion, with
victories in the Tour de France (1975
and 1977), the Tour of Catalonia and
the 6-day Grenoble race.
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