Ancy-Le-Franc: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Château d'Ancy-le-Franc was built between 1544 and 1550 for Antoine III de Clermont-Tonnerre according to plans by Sebastiano Serlio and is considered a key milestone in the development of Renaissance architecture in France. It is classified as a historic monument and features extensive decoration attributed to important Italian, Flemish and Burgundian masters of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Renting a holiday apartment in Ancy-le-Franc can be part of your travel planning.

Culture and History

The Musée de la Faïencerie presents the history of the faience manufactory that operated in Ancy-le-Franc from 1765 to 1807, the results of the excavations carried out there from 1982 to 1993, and a collection of faience from local manufactories. The museum also has an additional room for temporary exhibitions featuring works by contemporary artists.

La Rando du Cartable passes by the Sainte-Colombe church and points out the “le Cosquyno” chapel in the old cemetery.

Water and Canal

The grounds of the Château d'Ancy-le-Franc contain a pond, rivulets, streams and so-called “Sauts de loup”, fed by the Armançon.

The ensemble of Lock 80 on the Yonne section is also known as the Ancy-le-Franc lock on the Canal de Bourgogne and is a canal heritage site comprising a lock, a lock keeper's house and an extension. It was established for the section of the Canal de Bourgogne that was opened to traffic in 1832. The lock was extended from 1879 as part of the work to adapt the Canal de Bourgogne to the Freycinet standard.

The Ancy-le-Franc water intake on canal section 81 is a hydraulic heritage structure comprising a weir in the Armançon, regulating weirs, an aqueduct and a masonry basin through which water is diverted into the Canal de Bourgogne.

Cycling and Hiking

The Ancy-le-Franc–Montbard cycling stage is 29 kilometres long, classified as suitable for beginners, and runs along the towpath of the Canal de Bourgogne as a car-free greenway.

The “Ancy-le-Franc et son château” hiking route is 9 kilometres long, classified as easy, and has 74 metres of elevation gain.

The Tonnerre–Ancy-le-Franc cycling stage crosses the limestone plateaus of the Tonnerrois and, from Tanlay onwards, follows a wilder valley; abbeys and Renaissance châteaux lie along the route.

Other places: Mézilles, Lucy-sur-Yonne, Sainte-Vertu, Chemilly-Sur-Yonne, Venoy, Merry-Sec, Coulanges-La-Vineuse, Passy

To the overarching travel overview: Yonne.