The Jardin de Cassandra's collections include Christmas roses, daylilies, roses and rhododendrons, as well as many predominantly rare perennials. Both self-guided and guided tours are available. A nursery affiliated with the Jardin de Cassandra offers plants from the garden throughout the entire season.
Anyone considering Saint-Martin-D'auxy as a place to stay may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Nature
Saint-Martin-d'Auxy overlooks the Bourbince Valley to the west. The landscape is predominantly rural and consists largely of meadows bordered by hedges.
Saint-Martin-d'Auxy lies on the ridge above the Col des Baudots. To the east, the village overlooks the Bourbince Valley; to the west, the vineyards of Montagny.
Village Character and Classification
Saint-Martin-d'Auxy has no compact village centre, but consists of several linear villages. The Centre Europe Atlantic Route crosses Saint-Martin-d'Auxy and connects Chalon with Montceau-les-Mines.
History
Coal outcrops at the hamlet of La Forge once raised hopes of industrial development in the area.
During the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, the Café du Loup was an important centre of resistance near the demarcation line. It is a former inn that reopened in 2022.
Four wells dug around 1810 revealed only a 50 cm-thick layer that was not usable.
