salon
From the early 17th-c to the early 19th-c, an important feature of French culture, where artists and intellectuals gathered at the house of an aristocratic lady to discuss artistic, scientific, and social matters, and which provided many famous writers with a social base. Famous hostesses included Mme de Staël and Mme de Récamier.
Salon is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
Salon, in the Aube département Salon, in the Dordogne département Salon-de-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département Salon-la-Tour, in the Corrèze département| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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