Semur-en-Brionnais

Semur-en-Brionnais
Commune
Saint-Hilaire Church
Location of Semur-en-Brionnais
Semur-en-Brionnais Semur-en-Brionnais
Coordinates: 46°15′49″N 4°05′30″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Chauffailles
Area 1	15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	671
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71510 /71110
Elevation	271–464 m (889–1,522 ft) (avg. 396 m or 1,299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Semur-en-Brionnais is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

The village website

Sights

• The oldest castle in Burgundy, Château Saint Hugues, dating from 9th century.
• The collegiale Saint Hilaire, the village church, dating from the 12th century.
• The chapel of St Martin la Vallée
• The Priory St Hugues, now the Convent of the Sisters of the Order of St. John
• The Chapter House. Built as a small monastery, this building later housed the village school and now contains, among other things, an exhibition of Romanesque Architecture in the Brionnais
• The village ramparts

Semur-en-Brionnais is the birthplace of

• Saint Hugues, the founder of Cluny Abbey, born 1024
• Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc.
• The chef Albert Roux OBE, KFO, born in October 1935. [1] He owns Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in Britain to win three Michelin Stars.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE