Vitteaux

Vitteaux is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Or and the area Burgundy.

Geography

Vitteaux, crossed by Brenne, is a chief town of canton populated by more than 1100 inhabitants. Located at an altitude of 335 meters and on a surface of 2070 hectares, Vitteaux is under the good guard of the plate of Myard.

History

In the middle of the Auxois, crossed by water of the Brenne, the small town of Vitteaux preserves vestiges of fortifications, witnesses of a quarrelsome past, and beautiful medieval houses and Rebirth, grouped around the markets of the 13th century. The Bellime house, visible since the place, offers very an good example of medieval architecture with its coupled windows and its massive chimney. Quite as charming, the house with wood sides on the place accommodates the Tourist office. It is necessary to leave main street and not to hesitate to engage in the lanes or to stroll along Brenne to impregnate charm of this borough. Its character must also much with the undulating landscape which surrounds it by all shares.

The site of Vitteaux always knew to be accessible towards the man who modelled it with the wire of the centuries. In the plate testifies to Myard, above Vitteaux, which keeps the trace of habitats strengthened by the men, 6000 years ago. In the same way, of many objects found with the surroundings attest presence of the man during the Gallo-Roman period.

Administration

Demography

Places, monuments and curiosities

The canton as a whole misses neither of relief nor of character: the abbey one of Saint-Thibault, true cathedral in the middle of the fields, the castles of Posanges and of Holy-Dove-in-Auxois, the cliffs of Saffres where the climbing in full nature is practiced places of are as many discovered and pleasure to divide.

While being trotted with the wire of the lanes of Vitteaux, it is possible to discover the monuments and following curiosities:

an octagonal tower located place of May 8th.

the religious heritage :

* the church Saint-Germain , founded at the 11th century by the blessings of Flavigny, then rebuilt in 1180 by Mathilde de Courtenay. It has a gate of the 13th century, with Gothic casements of the 15th century appearing the apostles. Inside, a triptych painted by Nicolas de Hoey in 1592 representing the Trinity, surrounded of the instruments of Passion. To notice its twisted bell-tower called twisted Bell-tower like its organ loft out of carved wooden of the 15th century or its Christ in Boxwood of the end of the 14th century. To also see the funerary crypt of Claude Languet and his two wives, remarkable by its frescos.

* the convent of Providence (also called convent of Tiny), repurchased by the hospital in 1963. Built in 1651, it was used for many assignments with the wire of the centuries. It still has its counter for the beggars.

* vault of the Trinity

a great number of houses and private mansions:

* the tourist office , house with sides of wood called in " scarves of Saint-André" characteristics of the 14th century. The court of the building, entirely restored, is remarkable, with its passage in gallery and its external staircase. The rooms of the tourist office accommodate all the year various exposures.

* the house Decailly (16th century) where one can in particular distinguish his door the following inscription in wedged letters: " in domino confido".

* the house Bélime , built at the 12th century by Mathilde de Courtenay, lady of the manor of Vitteaux. Remarkable for its coupled windows with trefoil tympanums.

* the Hotel Ferrand (16th century) which one can notice the carved beams of heads.

* the Hotel Piget , private mansion whose buildings are ordered around a court. On the street, gallery with wood side and staircase in corbelling. The painted ceiling of the first stage of the main building (altered at the 17th century) is also remarkable.

the site of the old castle

* the tower of Guet , built on an old lathe of the castle (tower of the prison), it offers a superb panorama on Vitteaux and the barred spur of Myard.

* the well , where according to the legend the Vouivre would take refuge.

* the ditches of the castle dug in the rock which can make up to 6 meters of depth.

* the old entry of the castle of which subist more but bases of the two round towers which framed a drawbridge.

fortifications of the village : one can still cross several turns of the old fortifications of the village. The most remarkable tower was the turn-porch which spans the river.

the civil inheritance

* the markets dating from the 13th century and 14th century. They were partially rebuilt with XVIIe S. One still organized there large banquets at the beginning of the century. They are used nowadays as warehouses.

* the hospital Saint Nicolas's Day , built in 1750 and financed by the gift of Claude de Baudenet. In the center, the vault.

* the laundrettes , including one with impluvium.

* the furnace , decorated by the children with the schools, built for the cooking of a giant brioche

Various tourist courses are available to the tourist office. In particular, the night course in the lanes of Vitteaux is a circuit shades and lights with the shadow theater by Christian Boltanski: the houses become animated fugitive silhouettes.

Personalities related to the commune

Maurice Noirot.
M.Audiffred (1801 - 1884) which bequeathed 50.000 francs to the city so that Vitteaux had a drinkable water supply. The inauguration took place in December 1891.
Etienne Beleurgey, cook in the Elysium at the time of Sadi Carnot. Source: Edme Huchon " Vitteaux things of the passé"
François Sauvadet, mayor of Vitteaux, is also spokesperson of UDF (Union for the French democracy). François Sauvadet passed his schooling to the Montchapet college of Dijon.

See too

Common of Coast-in Or

External bonds

Vitteaux on the site of the national geographical Institute
Vitteaux on the site of INSEE
Vitteaux on the site of Quid
Localization of Vitteaux on a chart of France and communes bordering
Official site on the commune of Vitteaux

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