Discover Charencey

Charencey can be understood through two distinct aspects: the landscape in the Drenne Valley and historical heritage in the village and in Charencey-Bas. This distinction is useful when planning your trip: the nature theme relates to a larger area that includes Charencey; the church, statuette and old houses refer to specific places. If you are looking for a hotel in Charencey, you can decide whether the landscape or local history should be the focus of your stay.

Landscape along the Drenne

The ZNIEFF area “Val de la Drenne et coteaux entre Charencey et Drée” includes Charencey and covers 3,488.35 hectares. Its landscape combines a small bocage valley with a predominantly wooded plateau and its slopes. The underlying geology consists of hard Middle Jurassic limestone. Charencey lies in a valley crossed by the Drenne. The valley, plateau and slopes offer different landscape reference points; the limestone adds the geological foundation to this perspective.

Four butterfly species that are significant for the ZNIEFF inventory occur in the grasslands of Charencey-Bas; two of them are considered species of European interest. This information refers specifically to the grasslands and the butterflies mentioned, while the area of 3,488.35 hectares describes the larger landscape. The nature-related features therefore range from the overall area to a specific part of Charencey-Bas.

Church and historical heritage

The Church of Saint-Didier stands above the village, reached by a staircase with broad steps. The building dates from the 19th century. Inside are ornamented capitals and several statues. Capitals are the upper parts of columns or pillars; their ornamentation is an architectural detail distinct from the figurative statues. The church’s location, construction period and interior furnishings can thus be considered as separate aspects.

A wooden statuette of Saint Abdon is housed in the church in Charencey. It is polychrome-painted and gilded. Saint Abdon is depicted wearing a turban and holding a palm; a lion at his feet refers to his martyrdom. The motifs can be considered individually, while their arrangement shapes the depiction of the figure. On 20 November 1972, the statuette was listed as a protected monument.

Old houses dating from the 16th century have been preserved in Charencey-Bas. Compared with the 19th-century parish church of Saint-Didier, they point to an earlier building period and broaden the historical perspective beyond religious architecture. Charencey is thus of historical interest for both its church and figurative art and its older residential buildings.

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