Auxonne

Auxonne occupies the left bank of the Saône in Bourgogne–Franche-Comté, on the broad plain between Burgundy and the Jura. Its position on the river made the town a strategic frontier post, a role still legible in the fortified walls associated with Vauban and in the Château d’Auxonne. Napoleon Bonaparte served here as a young artillery officer from 1788 to 1791; the Musée Bonaparte recalls this formative period of his career. The Saône gives the historic centre a calmer counterpoint to its military past, while the surrounding countryside remains largely agricultural. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Auxonne and the Saône valley relate to their surroundings.

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