Planchez: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

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Planchez lies along an old Gallic route that connects Mont Beuvray with Saulieu. One of the village’s sights is the 15th-century Eglise Saint Sulpice. Visitors can ask for the key at the town hall during opening hours.

Travellers can include renting a holiday apartment in Planchez in their personal plans centred around the 15th-century Eglise Saint Sulpice.

Culture

In the village centre, the installation about the Resistance and Planchez is part of the “Chemins de mémoire” tour. Texts and photographs convey the events of the Second World War and the village’s reconstruction.

The Moulin de la Presle was in operation until 1948 and was put back into operation in 1982. When it is in operation, buckwheat continues to be milled there.

Nature

The gorges of the Oussière, also known as the Houssière, are a remarkable wild natural area.

Trails

The municipal hostel L’Huis Prunelle has 18 sleeping places and is located on the Chemin de Compostelle et d’Assise and the GR 13.

The Tour du bourg de Planchez circular route is 3.7 km long, an easy hiking trail, and suitable for families. It is also suitable for mountain biking.

The Boucle de la Pierre à Boron is a 12 km-long, moderately difficult circular hiking trail that starts and ends in Planchez and is marked in yellow. It is dedicated to the Pierre à Boron in the hamlet of the same name and the Vouivre legend handed down there.

History

Remains of a Gallic path or a Gallo-Roman road were discovered at the Nid au vautour site.

Planchez was destroyed by German troops as a reprisal measure and rebuilt in the 1950s.

For the higher-level travel overview: Nièvre.

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