Arnay-sous-Vitteaux explained

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (pronounced as /fr/, literally Arnay under Vitteaux) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux is located some 50 km north-west of Dijon and 35 km south-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D905 road from Vitteaux in the south passing through the east of the commune and continuing north to Venarey-les-Laumes. Access to the village is by the D1178 from Marigny-le-Cahouët in the north-west passing through the village then north-east to join the D905. There are forests in the west, centre, and east of the commune with the rest being farmland.^[2]

The Brenne river passes through the commune from south to north parallel to and west of the D905. The Ruisseau de Chassaigne rises in the south of the commune and flows north through the village to join the Brenne east of the village.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name
2001	2014	André Gras
2014	2026	Jean François Lallemant

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnétois or Arnétoises in French.^[4]

Sites and monuments

• The Fortified house of Arnay.^[5]
• The Chapel of Saint Abdon.
• The Parish Church of Saint Alban contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors (15th century)^{[6] [7]}
  • A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century)^[8]
  • A Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross (16th century)^[9]
  • A Stained glass window (17th century)^[10]

Gallery of Historical Items

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Arnay-sous-Vitteaux on the National Geographic Institute website
• Arnay-sous-Vitteaux on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Arnay-sous-Vitteaux on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arnay-sous-Vitteaux/@47.4349164,4.5099053,6205m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47ed8b8bca794a4b:0x409ce34b3146590?hl=en Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=26601 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.habitants.fr/cote-d-or-21 Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or
5. Élisabeth Sirot, Noble and fortified house - The lordly manors in the medieval countryside from the middle of the 12th century to the beginning of the 16th century, Editions Picard, Paris, 2007,, LCCN 2007475228, p. 10
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy