Bissy-la-Mâconnaise

Bissy la Mâconnaise is a commune in the Bourgogne region in the department of Saône -et -Loire. Administratively, the church is assigned to the Canton Lugny and the Mâcon district.

• 4.1 Castle
• 4.2 Church
• 4.3 Chapel in Charcuble

Geography

The small village with 210 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) located in the Haut- Departmental Mâcon on Route D 58 immediately after Lugny in the direction Tournus 20 km northwest of Mâcon. The municipal area also includes the location, at the foot of Mont Saint- Romain hamlet Charcuble.

History

At the time of feudalism was Bissy la Mâconnaise a bailiff, who belonged to the Diocese of Mâcon. Canon law was under the Vogt Archpriest of Vérizet (now Viré ), whereas the case-law of Baron von Lugny was executed.

In order to weaken the last entrenched supporters of the League, King Henry IV after the subjugation of Mâcon in 1594 grind many castles in the area, including the fortified castle of Bissy.

Toponyms

Bissiaci, Bissiaci Matisconensis, Bissiaci Matiscon, Bissie, Bissy.

Demographics

Viniculture

The wines produced in the village ( mainly whites ) can be marketed under the designation of origin (Appellation d' Origine ) AOC Mâcon. In addition, the strong regional spread Burgundy wines Aligoté, Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire, Crémant de Bourgogne and Passetoutgrain may be grown in Bissy la Mâconnaise.

Attractions

Castle

From the fortified castle from the mid-14th century, the remains of the tower are only left. It was during the Huguenot wars between the parties hotly contested, was taken and retaken again soon. The last lord of the manor was Georges de Bauffremont, Count of Cruzille. In 1593 he wanted to pass it to the natural owner Jean de Saulx, Baron of Lugny, in swap with castle in Dulphey ( former hamlet near Tournus ), but this trade was obsolete the following year, as Henry IV, grind both castles.

Church

The church Église Saint- Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte is dedicated to both dating from the 4th century saint Quiricus and Julietta. Client for the spätrömanischen building from the 12th century, the Abbey of Cluny. The solid construction and the tower with the Massif barlong remember a dungeon. The plan of the church is simple: a nave extended by a short yoke carrying the tower ( Travée sous clocher ), subsequently the portal with vorgelagertem porch. The other end of the nave ends in an apse with hemispherical vault ( Cul -de-Four ). On the right side of the church, which is a listed building since 1961, a stair tower is grown. The spiral staircase in the interior of the tower is decorated with colorful statues that emit an important testimony of the folk art of the 18th century.

Chapel in Charcuble

In the hamlet Charcuble is the small chapel Chapelle de Charcuble, which was built by Chantiers de la jeunesse française ( CJF section Vauban ) on 1 May 1941 in less than twenty-four hours. The CFJ were between 1940 and 1944 an officially non-denominational (but in fact guided by closely intertwined with the Catholic Church people ) paramilitary organization with youth camps exercise. The organization is in dubious reputation, they would have both dropped in sequence from the Vichy regime, as also instrumentalized by the Resistance. The young people dedicated the chapel to Saint Philippe, who has name day on May 1, and the Jeanne d' Arc. Every year on May 1, a meeting and a Holy Mass will be held on site.