Travel Guide La Chapelle-Sous-Brancion

(Brancion) Real museum-village that takes life with the many passages of tourists during the season. Its dungeon, Romanesque church and medieval streets are one of the finest postcards in the region. It is estimated that the village was certainly already existed before the th century. Before being the lucky possession of the "quasi-monarchs" of Burgundy, he belonged for a long time to the family that gave him his name. The Brancion were strong hung whose brutal escapades had earned them the charming nickname of "big". Jocerand le Gros found death in a crusade in 1250. The costs of the expedition ruined the local dynasty, which was forced to cede its fief to the Dukes. Brancion is érigée under the responsibility of a representative of the dijonnaise authority. A master forest master was responsible for the area, suitable for big hunts. Justice was the prerogative of a provost marshal. The village remains in the ducal envelope until the duchy is dismantled and the return to the crown of France. The story is then more discreet. The site has belonged to the family of Murard since the th century. The descendants are the origin of the renovation and conservation policy. Among those who supported the work, the General Council, the Burgundy region, the State, and the European Union responded. Among the most beautiful points of view of the site, it is more than advisable to exercise courage to climb the th steps of the castle dungeon.