Chalon, Ville d’Art et d’Histoire (City of Art and History), offers a wide range of sites to visit, retracing the history of both the past and the present. Chalon’s artistic and cultural heritage echoes the work of great men who left their mark on their century, such as Nicéphore Niepce, inventor of photography, Vivant Denon and his daring vision of art, and Emiland Gauthey, French civil engineer and architect.