Frame to protect

Maintaining the quality of the grouped silhouettes of villages, controlling the expansion of housing, and guiding the evolution and development of buildings in harmony with architectural and landscape heritage are real challenges.

At the heart of the site, the urban development has retained its traditional and heritage character. The villages and hamlets have a well-defined and compact layout, blending harmoniously into the vineyard landscape . The architecture of the buildings is striking, reminiscent of the houses of southern France: Roman tiles, yellow-hued facades, and dry-stone walls. This distinctive architectural identity contributes to the quality and uniqueness of the region's landscapes .

To the east, as one approaches Mâcon, urbanization is recent and the architectural identity less distinctive, more standardized. A phenomenon of urban sprawl is also observed. Urban boundaries are less defined. Industrial parks and major road and rail infrastructure create physical breaks in the landscape and characterize this peri-urban area.

Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, Fuissé and Cenves are covered by the National Urban Planning Regulations (RNU) setting the rules for the location of buildings in urbanized areas. In Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson, located in classified site, planning authorizations are subject to the assent of the Architect of Buildings of France (ABF). These two municipalities have recently joined forces to each establish their local town planning plan (ENJOYED) around common problems and issues.
In Fuissé, planning authorizations are processed by the Departmental Territorial Directorate (DDT).

The municipality of Chasselas is a remarkable heritage site, due to its built-up area, and a listed site for its natural area. Prissé, Davayé, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, and Leynes are covered by a Local Urban Development Plan (PLU), and Bussières by a Heritage PLU.

The Territorial Coherence Scheme

With the exception of Cenves, located in the Rhône-Alpes region, the municipalities within the Solutré Pouilly Vergisson Grand Site de France are included in the area covered by the Mâconnais Sud Bourgogne Territorial Coherence Scheme ( SCoT) , which is currently being developed. At the scale of the local area, the SCoT defines planning and development guidelines for the next twenty years. Within this framework, given the importance of viticulture and the need to preserve its landscapes, the Grand Site is considered an area of ​​moderate population growth. The objective is to ensure that population growth remains within reasonable limits, in line with the site's real estate capacity, while also taking into account visitor traffic.

In its assessment, the SCoT (Regional Planning Scheme) raises several territorial issues concerning the municipalities within the Grand Site. It confirms that this remarkable landscape , on the edge of the Mâcon urban area, is subject to very strong urban pressure , particularly in the neighboring municipalities of Charnay-lès-Mâcon and Prissé. The other municipalities remain within the Mâcon area of ​​influence, where urban pressure must be taken into account to maintain the legibility of the village layout. The restoration of degraded areas and landscape "black spots" is a crucial issue for both attractiveness and preserving the remarkable character of the Grand Site.

A specific regulatory section of the SCoT (Regional Planning Scheme) is dedicated to the Grand Site designation , primarily for Vergisson and Solutré-Pouilly, and the other municipalities within its boundaries. It demonstrates the commitment to structuring the built environment, preserving the most iconic views and vistas, and protecting minor heritage sites . Managing the pressures of the Mâcon urban area and the landscape management of transitional spaces are also addressed.