Flavigny-sur-Ozerain

Flavigny- sur -Ozerain is a commune with 304 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Côte- d'Or and Burgundy ( Bourgogne ) region. It belongs to Arrondissement Montbard and Canton Venerey -les -Laumes. The medieval town is classified as one of the plus beaux villages de France ( most beautiful villages in France ).

Geography

Flavigny- sur -Ozerain situated about 6 km east of the Canal de Bourgogne on a hill and is 61.6 kilometers from Dijon.

Attractions

The houses and the fortified gates come in large part from the 13th century, also the church of Saint -Genest.

In the former Benedictine Abbey of Saint - Pierre, in the crypt of the Carolingian epoch the relics of the saints Regina were kept since 874, which were later transferred by Alise -Sainte -Reine. In the abbey now houses a factory where the famous Anis de Flavigny candies are made. The crypt can throughout the day and the factory will be visited free of charge in the morning.

Others

• Flavigny has a known factory which produces Anisbonbons. Unmistakable is that each of the candy has a core made ​​of real anise. With an elaborate technique of Aniskern will spend hours together in a drum with the candy mass. This works by the mass gradually like snowflakes continue to grow up using excess air supply to the anise.
• In the village is a seminary of the Society of St. Pius X..
• The place houses then in 1976 a new Benedictine monastery, the Abbaye Saint- Joseph de Clairval, which was collected in 1992 by the Holy See to the abbey.

• The village served in 2000 as a backdrop for the film Chocolat starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp.