--- title: "Marché de Chalon-sur-Saône: Friday and Sunday Food Market" description: "Friday and Sunday mornings on Place Saint-Vincent: Bresse poultry, Charolais beef, cheese and Côte Chalonnaise wine. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-chalon-sur-saone lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/marche-de-chalon-sur-saone.png --- # Chalon-sur-Saône Market (Marché de Chalon-sur-Saône) > Chalon-sur-Saône Market: a Friday and Sunday morning food market on Place Saint-Vincent, in front of the cathedral. Chalon-sur-Saône Market is in Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire), 35 min by road (35 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: all year: Friday and Sunday, 8:00 to 13:00 · Admission: Free entry · Allow 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €125 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Chalon's food market fills Place Saint-Vincent on Friday and Sunday mornings, in front of the cathedral. Stalls offer Bresse poultry, Charolais beef, cheeses, charcuterie, fruit, vegetables and wine. On Wednesday mornings another food market sets up on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, and the tourist office describes the Saint-Vincent market as a true Chalon institution. ## Key facts - Type: Markets - Where: Chalon-sur-Saône · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 25 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.7820, 4.8582 - 35 min from Beaune - Open all year - Allow 1 hour - Official website: [achalon.com](https://www.achalon.com/offres/marche-alimentaire-chalon-sur-saone-fr-4832847/) - From Beaune: ≈ 35 min · 35 km - €125 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 35 min by road (35 km), €125 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Chalon lies where the Bresse plain, the Charolais pastures and the vineyards of Burgundy meet, and its markets have long brought all three together. Many stallholders are local producers selling direct. The setting adds to the pleasure: Place Saint-Vincent is lined with timber-framed houses, several protected as historic monuments, and overlooked by the former cathedral, begun in the late 11th century and recently restored. ## What you will see Arrive mid-morning to see the square at its busiest. Look for Bresse chicken, snails, goat cheeses and seasonal produce from nearby farms, and for stands selling wines of the Côte Chalonnaise. Take a coffee on a terrace around the square and watch the town at work. The cathedral and its cloister are a few steps away, and the half-timbered houses make a fine backdrop for photographs. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: All year: Friday and Sunday, 8:00 to 13:00 - Admission: Free entry - Booking: Not needed Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.achalon.com/offres/marche-alimentaire-chalon-sur-saone-fr-4832847/). ## Planning your visit The market runs on Friday and Sunday mornings, from 8:00 to 13:00, on Place Saint-Vincent and in the rue aux Fèvres, and on Wednesday mornings a food market is held on Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, near the Musée Denon. On Fridays a second market, without food, fills the place de Beaune and the place du Général-de-Gaulle, and on Thursdays a general market is held in the Stade district. Parking in the old centre is limited, so ask your driver to drop you close by. Bring a cool bag if you plan to buy cheese or charcuterie to take home. Check the tourist office website before you go, as arrangements can change around holidays. ## Did you know? Chalon sits where three celebrated food areas meet: the Bresse, famous for its poultry, the Charolais cattle country and the vineyards of the Côte Chalonnaise, which is why all three appear on the market stalls. ## Around Chalon-sur-Saône Market What to combine with Chalon-sur-Saône Market on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (9 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (12 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (14 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. ### Châteaux - [Château de Taisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-taisey) (3 km away): A graceful house of the 1680s beside an old square tower, on a terrace above the Saône. - [Château de Germolles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-germolles) (9 km away): The best-preserved residence of the Valois dukes of Burgundy, a country palace made for a duchess. - [Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-germain-les-buxy) (10 km away): A moated medieval castle reinvented in the romantic troubadour style by Viollet-le-Duc's son-in-law. ### Things to do - [Saint-Vincent Cathedral, Chalon-sur-Saône (Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cathedrale-saint-vincent-chalon-sur-saone), 1 km away: A Romanesque and Gothic cathedral, newly reopened, beside the region's only surviving canons' cloister. - [Old Town of Chalon-sur-Saône (Centre historique de Chalon-sur-Saône)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/centre-historique-chalon-sur-saone), 1 km away: Half-timbered houses, riverside quays and an island in the Saône, explored on a signed walking trail. - [Nicéphore Niépce Museum (Musée Nicéphore Niépce)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-nicephore-niepce), 1 km away: A museum of photography in the home town of its inventor, from the first cameras to digital images. ### Restaurants - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (4 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. ## Questions about Chalon-sur-Saône Market ### How far is Chalon-sur-Saône Market from Beaune? Chalon-sur-Saône Market is about 35 min from Beaune by road (35 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €125 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Chalon-sur-Saône Market take? For the visit, allow 1 hour. ### When is Chalon-sur-Saône Market open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (achalon.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Chalon-sur-Saône Market? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:chalonmarket): €125 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: