Bouhy

Bouhy is a commune of 450 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nièvre in the Burgundy region.

Geography

Bouhy is located at the highest elevation of the natural landscape Puisaye and lies between the rivers Nièvre and Yonne.

The community consists of 24 hamlets: Bois pill Cesseigne, Cosme, Forges, Grattechien, La Brosse, La Charmée, La Cour Girault, La Fas, La Forêt, Le Feslot, Les Barathons, Les Boulins, Claude Les, Les Cognées, Les Desruez, Les Marquis, Les Marlots, Les Montagnes, Les Saujots, Ravière, Vauvrille, Villodoux, Ville eye.

History

The Celtic deity Bolvinnus is occupied by two dedicatory inscriptions in Bouhy in the former settlement area of ​​the senones in the Roman province of Lugdunensis. A person referred to in the first inscription goddess Duna ( Marti Bolv / inno Dun [ ati ] ) is suspected as the source deity of the place.

At the end of the 17th century, Philippe de Troussebois the Lord of Bouhy -le- Tertre, as the place was then called.

The population of the town steadily decreased since 1962 (749 inhabitants).

Attractions

The church of Saint Pélerin of Bouhy was built in the 16th century and until 1926 as a house of worship in use. The Fountain Saint Pélerin and the chapel Sainte Anne, and two restored windmills - Moulin blot and Moulin Plancon - are also among the notable buildings.

In the middle of the village there is a water tower, which was built on the site of a former pond.