Lons-le-Saunier

(French lɔ̃ləsonje)

(Placename) a town in E France: saline springs; manufactures sparkling wines. Pop: 18 763 (2006)

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The three bottles were removed Tuesday ahead of Saturday's sale in nearby Lons-le-Saunier.

Now's the time: three bottles of 1774 vintage wine on sale in France

Fifty firefighters with lifting gear pulled the coach, operated by Caernarfon-based Express Motors, out of the ditch at Lons-le-Saunier.

Crash kid's fight for life

The coach - carrying pupils from Bournside Academy School in Cheltenham, Gloucs - was close to the French-Swiss border when it crashed at Lons-le-Saunier on the A39.

Brit crash pupils fight for their life

With Lance Armstrong all but certain to win the overall race, which ends tomorrow, the stage was clear for some of the lesser lights of the peloton to battle for honours in on the stage 18, 166km ride from Annemasse to Lons-le-Saunier.

CYCLING: Mercado wins Spanish sprint

Armstrong and the other heavyweights of the peloton rolled in 11mins 29secs later on the 166km ride from Annemasse to Lons-le-Saunier.