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Brionnais is an area of the south of the Burgundy, known by the art lovers (Romance churches, castles), good expensive (area of origin of the ox charolais) and green landscape.

Geography

Brionnais is located at the south-western end of the Département of Saône-et-Loire, in the southern part of the Burgundy. It is bordered in North by Charolais, is limited to the West by the Loire river and the South by Sornin, and is pressed on the East on the Mounts of the Beaujolais wine. The country is framed by the departments Allier, of the the Loire and the the Rhone.

Marcigny, Semur-in-Brionnais, Chauffailles, the Sieve, Saint-Julien-with-Civry and Saint-Christophe-in-Brionnais, famous for its weekly market of cattle, are the principal centers of the area.

Brionnais is an undulating area, of altitude ranging between 240 m (on the level of the Loire) and 550 m (in the center). In the east, on the prolongation of the granitic grounds of the Massif Central, the relief is more broken and higher altitudes: 736 m (mountain of Dun), 712 m (collar of Echarmeaux, communication with the valley of the Azergues).

With its basement varied (marnes, limestones, granites) Brionnais is an area of the woodlands primarily turned towards the bovine breeding of race Charolaise, which would have been created there.

  • Access :

Located at a hundred kilometers in the North-West of Lyon, the area is easily accessible, by the Route Atlantic Center-Europe in north, or by the A72 and the N7 in the south.

The line of Paray-le-Monial train - Lyon serves is country (stations of Paray, the Sieve and Chauffailles). A shuttle the SNCF connects Marcigny to the Gare of Creusot TGV, making it possible to connect Paris in 2:40.

An aerodrome is present at Saint-Yan.

Economy

Brionnais is mainly an agricultural area, round towards the bovine breeding (race Charolaise). The cattle market of Saint-Christophe-in-Brionnais (Wednesday afternoon) has existed for more than 500 years.

Milch cows and goats are used with manufacture as cheese (charolais it). The forestry development is developed in the east of Brionnais. The other activities are the ovine breeding, and the horticulture (Marcigny).

The secondary industry nevertheless is well represented, with local companies become international: culinary potteries Emile Henry (Marcigny), cranes Potain (the Sieve), forging mills of the Sieve, etc

Tourism is in the beginning many cultural activities and leisures.

History

Charolais and Brionnais: a common history

The “pagus” Charolais and Brionnais are two old Bailliage S created under the reign of Saint Louis. Although according to politically of the very chaotic ways (Charolais will be confiscated with the king d' Espagne in 1684, but annexed with the crown only in 1751, depending Brionnais for certain parishes of the Parliament of Paris and Bailliage of Mâcon, and for others of the Parliament of Dijon and secondary Bailliage of Semur in Brionnais, depending him even of the principal baillage of Autun) these two small countries forged a common history where country, peasants and landscapes are strongly dependant.

At the time of the revolution the baillage of Semur and the parishes mâconnaises of Brionnais integrated the District of Marcigny. This District with then joined that of Bourbon-Lancy and Charolles to form the District of Charolles.

Brionnais is currently federate with the Charolais and the Bourbonnais within the Pays Charolais Brionnais.

The barons de Semur

At the beginning of the Early middle ages, and until the beginning of the 14th century, Brionnais were the seat of powerful a baronnie, that of the barons de Semur.

The origins of the family of Semur are obscure. Documents are missed. No doubt, allured by the site, a lord of passage in the area, Freelan de Chamilly, made build a feudal castle at the top of the headland of Semur, dominating and thus controlling the Loire Valley.

The baronnie developed then under the impulse of the Lords of Semur, of which some knew glory and power, such Dalmace Ier, known as Dalmace the Large one (1000? with 1048). One of its sons, Hugues - the future Holy Hugues - (1024-1109), will become large abbot of Cluny and will play a big role in all Christendom. A girl of Dalmace, Hélie, married the Duc of Burgundy Robert Ier. The fact even as a girl of the seigniory of Semur was selected for woman by one of the most powerful princes of France, and undoubtedly of Christendom, shows well that the family of Semur, at the 11th century, was considered.

During several centuries, the baronnie of Semur will know prosperity and safety. This power, the relative calm of the province brionnaise, the encouragement, the protection and the assistance brought by the family of the barons, all that can partially explain the operational startup, as of the 11th century, several churches in Brionnais. The first convent of women depending on Cluny was also founded with Marcigny. The spiritual influence of Autun, religious center important of the world of Christendom, and Cluny, which knew a radiation without precedent at the 11th century and 12th century, primarily under the authority of holy Hugues, large abbot of Cluny, also constitutes an explanation.

Let us add finally that there was the possibility of getting, on the spot, the materials necessary to the construction of the buildings. Careers, from where the beautiful yellow stone was extracted from Brionnais, are still visible today.

Universal dictionary of history and geography Bouillet Chassang

Brionnais is a small country of old Burgundy, on the borders of Bourbonnais, today in the district of Charolles, included/understood Semur-in-Brionnais, St-Christophe and St-Laurent in Brionnais.

Places and monuments

Romance Churches Diaporama Diaporama and circuit

Castles

  • Château of Chaumont Xvi-XVIIIe (Oyé)
  • Château of Chevannes XII-XVIe (Saint-Racho)
  • Château of Daron (Oyé)
  • Château of Drée XVIIe (Curbigny)
  • Château of the Sieve XIVe
  • Château of Launay (Holy-Foy)
  • Château of Be worth, XIVe (Saint-Julien-with-Civry)
  • Château of Gateliers (Saint-Denis-of-Cants)
  • Château Saint-Hugues XIe (Semur-in-Brionnais)
  • the Mill of Arconce (Poisson)
  • Château of Oyé

Various

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