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Champlitte is a commune in the Haute-Saône
The city is situated on a hill at an elevation of 240 metres and is located at the edge of the regions Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est. It overlooks the River Salon.
department
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in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The inhabitants of Champlitte are known in French as the Chanitois.
History
During the Roman Era, Champlitte was close to two major roads, one from Langres to Besançon and the other from Danmartin to Langres. Several villas have been found in the area, as has a hoard from the third century, confirming that the area was inhabited. The origin of the name come from Champlitte campus litensis or campus limites. We find the first written in the chronicle of theAbbey of Bèze
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. The first lord of Champlitte whose name is preserved was Gérard de Fouvent.Bougaud, Garnier (1875) p.238
The town prospered under the Lords of Vergy
The House of Vergy is one of the oldest French noble families, a cadet dynasty related to the 5th century Merovingian Kingdom of Burgundy, attested since the 9th century.
Château de Vergy
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Champlitte was successively part of the dioceses of Langres, Dijon and Besançon.
It was the chief town of the district from 1790 to 1795.
The commune of Champlitte in its present form was created on 1 January 1972 by the merger of municipalities of Champlitte-and-the-Prélot, Champlitte-la-Ville, Leffond, Margilley, Montarlot-lès-Champlitte and Neuvelle-lès-Champlitte . On 1 July 1974, the municipality was enlarged by the annexation of Frettes, an old town formerly belonging to the department of Haute-Marne. In terms of area, it is the largest municipality in the department of Haute-Saône.
Champlitte is the third largest wine growing area in Franche-Comté.
Geography
The city is situated on a hill at an elevation of 240 metres and is located at the edge of the regions Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est. It overlooks the River Salon.
See also
* Communes of the Haute-Saône department *Count of Champlitte
The title Count of Champlitte was created by letters patent on 5 September 1574 by Philip II, King of Spain, for Francois de Vergy, son of Guillaume de Vergy the Seigneur de Champlitte.
Counts of Champlitte
The Counts of Champlitte were:
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References
Communes of Haute-Saône {{HauteSaône-geo-stub