page_title: Chalon-sur-Saône
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Chalon-sur-Saône / Administration
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Façade de l'entrée de la cathédrale Saint Vincent à Chalon-sur-Saône
context_page_description: Chalon-sur-Saône is a city and a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. It is the largest city of the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.
context_section_description: Chalon-sur-Saône is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:
  Chalon-sur-Saône-1 formed by 5 communes and part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 19,093 inhabitants (2014).
  Chalon-sur-Saône-2 formed by part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 20,983 inhabitants (2014).
  Chalon-sur-Saône-3 formed by the commune Châtenoy-le-Royal and part of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 19,559 inhabitants (2014).
  It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Chalon (French: Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon).
caption: Saint-Vincent Cathedral
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