Champigny: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture

The Église Saint-Martin has a nave with side aisles, a transept, and a pentagonal apse.

The oldest surviving part of the Église Saint-Martin is its western façade, with a round-arched portal dating from the 12th century.

The Église Saint-Martin also contains an altarpiece depicting the Triumph of the Holy Cross, dating from the early 16th century.

Anyone choosing Champigny as a place to stay will want to rent a holiday apartment.

History and Remembrance

The Champigny-sur-Yonne/La Chapelle Champigny cemetery preserves the remains of five airmen from the Karnezis crew who died on 6 September 1943 during the mission against Stuttgart.

A stele in Champigny commemorates five American airmen who died there.

The “petit château” near the church was built by the Esmangard de Bournonville family.

The ruins of an 11th-century chapel at the Cour-Notre-Dame priory preserve Romanesque window elements.

A château in Champigny was very probably built by the De Bernard family, who were the lords of Champigny from the late 15th century until the French Revolution.

Forests and Paths

Away from the paths, the forests of Champigny contain a clearly legible rock bearing a religious inscription from 1776.

The “Pierre qui sent l’huile” and a polishing stone are still visible in the forests of Champigny.

Les Brissets is a hiking trail in Champigny approximately 11.5 kilometres long, with an average walking time of three hours.

Getting Around

Champigny-sur-Yonne railway stop is located at Place de la Gare; there is no ticket office, but there is a TER ticket machine.

Poilly-sur-Tholon, Héry, Escamps, Sauvigny-Le-Bois, Yrouerre, Saint-Clément, Arcy-Sur-Cure, Pourrain

For the broader travel overview: Yonne.