Charolais-Brionnais region

The Charolais-Brionnais region (French: Pays Charolais-Brionnais) is located in the southwest of the French department of the Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy. Created in 2004, the region comprises a population of 90,000 inhabitants across 129 municipalities.[1]

Geography
Bocage country

The Loire River, flanked by its adjoining canals flows on the western edge of Charolais-Brionnais.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 EV6 The Rivers Route is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route. It leaves the French river Loire at Digoin for the Canal du Centre, where it starts its way through the Charolais-Brionnais.

Protections
Charolais goat cheese

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.[4]

Attractions

References
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  2. "Histoire du Charolais - La Maison du Charolais". maison-charolais.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. "Notre candidature - Pays Charolais-brionnais". charolais-brionnais.fr. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. "Prêts à vivre une BELLE AVENTURE? Guide pratique tourisme & loisirs du Pays Charolais-Brionnais" (PDF). 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. "Office de Tourisme de Paray-le-Monial". tourisme-paraylemonial.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  6. "Bourbon Lancy - Recherche". tourisme-bourbonlancy.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. "English Version - Ville de Charolles". ville-charolles.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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  9. "The village". Semur en Brionnais. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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