commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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France
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. The village is situated between Seurre and Saint-Jean-de-Losne, in the "Val de Saône" on the RD 976.
History
Over the centuries, the village has had several names. The first one was Pancium. Afterwards, it was called Paygnay-le-Château, then Pagny-la-Brûlée. Even though the fortified castles were destroyed the village is now called Pagny-le-Château.
Château
Although the château was destroyed in 1768, there remains its
Renaissance
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chapel dated 1536. It contains the tomb of Jean de Vienne (died 1455) and that of Jean de Longwy (died 1460) and Jeanne de Vienne (died 1472), with
alabaster
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effigies.
Population
The inhabitants are called ''Pagnitains'' in French.