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- Established as a parish in the 8th century, Clamecy, at the beginning of the 11th century, belonged to the bishop of Auxerre, under the sovereign authority of the Counts of Nevers.
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Clamecy was once the site of saw-mills, fulling-mills and flour-mills, tanneries, and manufactories of boots and shoes and chemicals. It was known for trade in wine and cattle and in wood and charcoal, which was conveyed principally to Paris, by way of the Yonne.
The highlights of the story of Clamecy: Clamecy, seat of the bishopric of Bethlehem from 1223 to 1801: In 1147, William II, count of Nevers, founds at Pantheor Hospital in Clamecy. In 1167, his grandson, William IV, went on a crusade in Palestine where he died of plague a year later.
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- Museum of Art and History Romain Rolland
- Tourist Office of Clamecy
- Wood of the Marché
The church has its origins in the 13th century although the tower and the facade which dominate its appearance today were re-built in the early 16th century century in the 'flamboyant gothic' style.
Visit Clamecy: highlights and tourist information. France This Way comment: The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy. Clamecy is situated in the Nievre department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Clamecy, capital of the Flottage stopover on the Nivernais Canal, is a charming little Burgundian town with unsuspected medieval charm.
Clamecy is a charming village in the Hauts-de-France region in the heart of the Aisne department. It takes place not far from the city of Soissons , famous for having welcomed King Clovis in his time.
Clamecy is a flowery town located at the confluence of the Yonne and Beuvron rivers on the Canal du Nivernais. Tourist centre of the Vaux d'Yonne and ancient medieval city, it was the capital of the wood floating for the supply of Paris.
