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Southern BurgundyBlanot France
Sitting in a valley in the rolling hills of Southern Burgundy is the village of Blanot, home to a Romanesque church, prehistoric caves and a small mountain. Its Romanesque church Saint-Martin once formed the heart of a priory owned by the monks of Cluny. Also found in Blanot are wine growers, a goat cheese maker, and a communal oven and washhouse.
Blanot came under the influence of Cluny in April 927 when the lord of Brancion and his wife Doda gave their land in Blanot and church to the monks of Cluny. A few hundred years later the present Romanesque church was built and became a priory in 1156. In around 1220 Blanot became a provostship under the protection of the Count of Chalon.
Blanot is home to two rebellions one around the year 1000 and another in 1789 both by peasants. Not much is know about these uprisings but one can only guess it wasn’t good for the local nobility.
Blanot is a few miles from Cluny off the A6 Autoroute exit Mâcon-Sud, direction Cluny from the south or exit Mâcon-Nord, direction Tournus from the north. There is a parking lot with toilets and a regional map across from the WWII monument near L'Etape restaurant and hotel.
See a video of Lavoir in Blanot.
Near by Attractions:
Mont-Saint-Romain
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