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In north, the Basilica of Vezelay, classified site World heritage of UNESCO,
worth seing by stopping to the Castle of Bazoches, Marshal VAUBAN’s residence.
The History marked the canton : at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, many women left as nurses in great Parisian middle-class families in order to make the babies grow up with their milk.
Périod of Resistance is also very present with its Museum in St Brisson,
its many bush (ex : Maquis Bernard) and his martyrs villages (Montsauche, Planchez).
With its bocage landscapes having preserved its many ways, the canton is a true paradise for the hikers. Many paths are marked out for the pedestrian, equestrian, cyclist (VTT) excursions or call-roads vehicule. It is also a privileged place for the water running sports.
Country of mushroom and the Christmas tree, the folk tradition is very present.
Saint Brisson was at the crossroads of two Gallic roads, the Corbigny road in Saulieu and the Bibracte road and Autun in Sens,.
The castle of Saint-Brisson Saint and his outbuilding built at the beginning of the XIXème century, located in the hamlet of the Petites Fourches, were acquired in 1975 to become the seat of the Regional Nature reserve of Morvan.
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