Baugy, Saône-et-Loire

Baugy is a commune of 525 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Saône -et -Loire in the Burgundy region. It belongs to the district Charolles and Canton Marcigny.

Geography

Baugy is located on the Loire in the landscape brionnais, 87 kilometers north- west of Lyon and 29 kilometers north of Roanne. Neighboring communities of Baugy are Bourg -le- Comte in the West, Anzy -le- Duc in the east, the cantonal capital Marcigny in the south and Chambilly in the southwest. The municipal area covers 1261 hectares, the average height is 271 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 255 meters.

Baugy is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

Baugy was first mentioned in the 6th century as Balbiacensis main area in the pagus of the same name. The result is the local name from the Gallo- Roman name Balbius. [Note 1] 679 Baugy was as Balbiago ultra Ligerim ( beyond the Loire ' ) mentioned. In the year 756, it appeared as a villa on Balgiaco in a document relating to a land exchange between the abbeys Perrecy and Saint -Martin d' Autun. In the 9th century the village belonged to the county of Autun. As of 1088, the parish belonged partly to the priory Marcigny, thus following the Cluniac reform. The remaining part belonged to the barony of Semur and later to the castle Seigneurie Arcy in Vindecy.

Attractions

The Romanesque church of Saint-Point was built in the second half of the 11th century. Your patron saint is St. Pontius of Cimiez († 258). The building was classified as a monument historique in 1913 and listed building it.

Capital

Console in the apse