Chaudenay-La-Ville

The “Entre Canal et Châteaux” circular trail starts and ends in Chaudenay-la-Ville. The 13.7-kilometre route is rated easy and passes through four villages. It combines woodland walks with a section alongside the Canal de Bourgogne. The easy rating and total distance answer different planning questions: the rating indicates the difficulty level, while the distance tells you the length of the circuit. Check local trail conditions before setting out.

Waterways and views

The Rigole de Pasquier offers another perspective on water engineering. It is a feeder channel for the Chazilly reservoir and begins near the hamlet of Pasquier. At the Ruisseau des Guets, it is supplied by a small weir and sluices. It then passes through Cussy-le-Châtel, Painblanc, Chaudenay-la-Ville, Sainte-Sabine and Chazilly. Aqueducts and stone bridges lie along its course. The channel carries water to the reservoir; its structures follow this route and make the flow of water easy to trace.

The “Entre Canal et Châteaux” circular trail and the Rigole de Pasquier represent different things: one is a hiking route with a section alongside the Canal de Bourgogne, while the other is a feeder channel to the Chazilly reservoir. If you are considering including both in your trip, this distinction helps you think of the hike and the water engineering separately.

From Chaudenay-la-Ville, there is a lovely view of the Val du ruisseau de Préron; you can also see as far as the Chaudenay-le-Château fortress. Alongside the trail and waterworks, the valley and fortress are specific landmarks in the landscape.

Local history and historical traces

The village church was built around 1870 to replace an older chapel measuring 5 by 10 metres. The side aisles and bell tower were never completed because of a lack of funds. Its construction history thus links the replacement of the small predecessor building with a later church whose expansion remained partly unfinished.

A well with a livestock trough is another feature of the village. A 2022 municipal guide described it as recently renovated. If its current condition is important to you, check before visiting.

The Morepaire site is described as a square fortified motte, about 40 metres on each side, surrounded by deep ditches. Only a few piles of stones remain of the medieval Morepaire castle.

The former Maison forte du Chauffeau (Chaffaut) stood about 400 metres west of Chaudenay-la-Ville. Its last remnants of walls are on a rise, approximately 100 metres south of the road to Chaudenay-le-Château, beside a small cul-de-sac. After it was abandoned, the castle became a farm. The details complement one another as two points of reference: the first gives the distance from the village, while the second describes where the last remnants of the walls lie in relation to the road.

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For the wider travel overview: Cote-Dor.