Saucisson is the french style dried ham. It’s pretty similar to salami. It is usualy made with two thirds of meat, n one third of fat. Then it is chopped, mixted n cured with salt, sugar, local spices, fermenting bacteria, etc.
It often comes from Auvergne, center of France (famous for blue cheese too) but there are also  saucisson from other french regions .
Saucisson is very common in france, in everydays life. It can be seen in french home tables, in summer picnics, or even in construction workers snacks.
Most common pairings with saucisson are:
Garlic, piklles, pate, olives, n usually rose more than red. But many people still drink it with red wine.