Semur-en-Brionnais

Semur-en-Brionnais
Saint-Hilaire Church
Semur-en-Brionnais
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Semur-en-Brionnais
Coordinates: 46°15′49″N 4°05′30″E / 46.2636°N 4.0917°ECoordinates: 46°15′49″N 4°05′30″E / 46.2636°N 4.0917°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Semur-en-Brionnais
Area^1	15.56 km^2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	671
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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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. 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

1. "Medieval villages in Burgundy France, Semur-en-Brionnais". burgundytoday.com. Retrieved 2008-10-11.