12. La Charité-sur-Loire at Cosne-sur-Loire

Memorial monument in memory of baron Philippe de Bourgoing, horseman of Napoleon III, and of the war of 1870.
The baron Philippe de Bourgoing (1827-1882), horseman of Napoleon III, colonel of the motives of Nièvre, the family of which domiciled in the Castle of Pimpernel. Its valorous action during the war of 1870 was worth to it to be promoted commander of the Legion of honour.

Everything in the course of your progression on the edges of Loire you are going to discover the rich natural heritage of the Loire. Of a 1454 hectare area classified in 1995, he is bordering of departments of Nièvre, Right Bank, and of the Dear, Left Bank.
The benches of sands which move to the liking of the floods of the river give a wild character to ilots as well as to iles anchored in the bed of the Loire.
A trip in the middle of different natural ligériens circles. From the alluvial forest in the dry lawns by way of the secondary chenaux, the Loire reveals you its secrets and arranges to meet you with Bréphine ligérienne, the village Wormwood or the Otter of Europe.
Take the time to read the explicative panels.

The church was consecrated in 1120 and then rebuilt at the beginning of the 13th century. The 16th century portal restored in the 19th century is in Gothic style. The 13th century bell tower has two bays on each of its four sides, the roof of the church is covered with slates. The bell tower is accessed by a winding staircase outside. The church underwent major restorations in the 19th century. The numerous Gothic style windows give a beautiful luminosity to the interior of the nave.

The sauvignon white grape variety is at the origin of Pouilly-Fumé, enriched by calcareous lands it produces a wine with a refined bunch very there fraicheur. Grapevines go down up to the edge of the Loire.
The presence of flint in depth in the calcareous soil of AOP POUILLY-FUMÉ. The roots of the oldest grapevines are going to scoop from it out mineral stony aromas with gun which meet in mouth and supplement the aromas of citrus fruits typical of the white sauvignon.

The church is located near the castle, one and a half kilometres from Boisgibault. Near the church are three funeral stelae of families who lived in the castle.

The castle of Tracy stands on a rocky spur overlooking the Loire River, on a commune that bears its name. A very beautiful renaissance portal decorates the facade with a sober elegance. A medieval keep dominates the high slate roofs.
In 1586, François Stutt married Françoise de Bar who brought him the lordship of Tracy as a gift. Through their marriage, the descendants of the Count of Assay and his younger son, François Stutt, current owners of the Château de Tracy, reunited the two branches of the same family that had been separated for nearly four centuries.
The current family business was recreated by the Count and Countess Alain d'Estutt d'Assay in 1952,
is led by Juliette d'Assay, the last of their four children.
 The family produces wines that are as faithful as possible to the terroirs exploited by the Château de Tracy, by practising natural viticulture and vinification, favourable to the expression of the Sauvignon grape.
Private estate, cannot be visited.

Guy de Mello, bishop of Auxerre from 1247 to 1269, had an oratory built on the ruins of the castle of the bishops of Auxerre. The present chapel, which partly reuses walls that seem to date from the 15th century, was built to serve as a temporary place of worship after the collapse of the bell tower of St-Aignan in Cosne-sur-Loire in 1738. It was consecrated on December 6, 1742 in Ste-Brigitte de Suède, where St-Nicolas was also venerated.
The east side of the Sainte-Brigitte Chapel preserves the traces of several walled openings.
The building reuses part of the walls of the former castle of the Bishops of Auxerre, which was built on this site, it will be in ruins at the end of the Hundred Years War.
 The bell tower dates from 1862.

The church of Saint-Agnan (or Saint-Aignan, Bishop of Orléans) was built on the site of a 6th century oratory dedicated to Saint Front. Later, at the instigation of Hugues, abbot of Cluny, the Benedictines built the Saint-Agnan church which was completed at the beginning of the 12th century. The Romanesque portal, well preserved thanks to the bell-tower-porch, the apse, the chevet and some wall elements remain from this period.
Fire and collapses destroyed part of the church, which was rebuilt in the 18th century.

The church of St Jacques was built in the 15th century on the site of the collegiate church of St Laurent, built in the 11th century by Hugues de Châlon, Bishop of Auxerre.
In Gothic style, the outside facade presents, at the top of the gable, a curious openwork square platform, accessible from the bell tower. It is attributed a role of watchtower.
The interior consists of a four-bay nave flanked by aisles and followed by a chancel ending in a five-sided chevet.  Of note is a stained glass window of Saint Nicolas (patron saint of bargemen), the lower part of which represents the flooding of the Loire in 1846.
Beneath the baptismal font, a crypt has been discovered, the vault of which is decorated with a 15th century fresco representing Christ, surrounded by the attributes of the four evangelists. In his left hand he holds a globe surmounted by a cross and he blesses with his right hand.