Bligny-sur-Ouche


Bligny-sur-Ouche is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
The history of Bligny is ancient.
Its church is an interesting monument to visit and is dedicated to Saint Germain l'Auxerrois.
The history of the rural community of Bligny is characterized by a specific political organisation to the extent it was under the dual jurisdiction of the Bishop of Autun and the Duke of Burgundy. As a result, it was self-organised from the medieval times and ruled by a local mayor.
Since the 12th century, the village was protected by a regiment of archers which was constituted by all the valid men of the community.
To a certain extent, this regiment still remains through the existence of the Confrérie Saint Sébastien which is a Catholic organisation running charities and involved in the local parish and the local hospital. The coat of arms of Bligny is an arch by reference to this regiment and the Confrérie de la Saint Sébastien.
The famous writer Michel Tournier has spent much time in Bligny in his childhood and has written about Bligny-sur-Ouche and Lusigny-sur-Ouche in his book Le vent Paraclet translated in English as The Wind Spirit. He notably narrates the intrusion of the Prussians in the 1870s and the Germans in the 1940s.
The history of Bligny-sur-Ouche was written in the early 20th century. A few monographs were also published and even a detective story was published recently embarrassing all the various historical and geographical elements of Bligny. However, a real academic history of Bligny still needs to be written. All the references are published on the French version of the article Wikipedia.

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