Semur-en-Brionnais

Sights

• The oldest castle in Burgundy, Château Saint Hugues, dating from 9th century.
• The collegiale Saint Hilaire, the village church, dating from the 12th century.
• The chapel of St Martin la Vallée
• The Priory St Hugues, now the Convent of the Sisters of the Order of St. John
• The Chapter House. Built as a small monastery, this building later housed the village school and now contains, among other things, an exhibition of Romanesque Architecture in the Brionnais
• The village ramparts

• Saint Hugues, the founder of Cluny Abbey, born 1024
• Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc.
• The chef Albert Roux OBE, KFO, born in October 1935. He owns Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in Britain to win three Michelin Stars.