Semur-en-Brionnais

Semur-en-Brionnais is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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

Semur-en-Brionnais is the birthplace of
 * 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.