Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (, literally ''Arnay under Vitteaux'') is a

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in the Côte-d'Or department in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

region of eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arnétois'' or ''Arnétoises''

Geography

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux is located some 50 km north-west of

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

and 35 km south-east of

Montbard Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The ''Forges de Buffon'', ironworks established by Buff ...

. 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.Google Maps
/ref> 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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 111 inhabitants. Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Landscape

Sites and monuments

*The

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of Arnay. *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) **A Statue: Saint Catherine (16th century) **A Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross (16th century) **A Stained glass window (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Gallery of Historical Items

File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Chapel.JPG, The Chapel of Abdon in 2012 before restoration File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Stone Altar.JPG, The original stone altar in the Chapel of Saint Abdon File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Calvary.JPG, A Fragment of a Calvary dated 1502 in the Chapel of Abdon File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Sarcophagus.JPG, An ancient Sarcophagus in the Chapel of Saint Abdon discovered nearby File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Church.JPG, The Church of Saint Alban File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Church Stained Glass Virgin and child.JPG, The Stained glass window: Virgin and child with donors File:Arnay-sous-Vitteaux Monumental Painting.JPG, The Monumental Painting: a Bishop and a Consecrational Cross

Geography

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

Demography

Sites and monuments

Gallery of Historical Items

See also