Pagny-le-Château

Pagny-le-Château (French pronunciation: [paɲi l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The village is situated between Seurre and Saint-Jean-de-Losne, in the "Val de Saône" on the RD 976.^[3]

Pagny-le-Château
Commune
The church in Pagny-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Pagny-le-Château
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Coordinates: 47°02′54″N 5°11′41″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Brazey-en-Plaine
Intercommunality	Rives de Saône
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Alain Becquart[1]
Area 1	24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	485
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21475 /21250
Elevation	177–193 m (581–633 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Over the centuries, the village has had several names. The first one was Pancium. Afterwards, it was called Paygnay-le-Château, then Pagny-la-Brûlée. Even though the fortified castles were destroyed the village is now called Pagny-le-Château.

Château

Although the château was destroyed in 1768, there remains its Renaissance chapel dated 1536. It contains the tomb of Jean de Vienne (died 1455) and that of Jean de Longwy (died 1460) and Jeanne de Vienne (died 1472), with alabaster effigies.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	428	—
1975	335	−3.44%
1982	343	+0.34%
1990	477	+4.21%
1999	491	+0.32%
2009	500	+0.18%
2014	505	+0.20%
2020	500	−0.17%
Source: INSEE[5]

The inhabitants are called Pagnitains in French.

Administration

List of mayors

Term	Name	Party	Profession
1965 - 1971	Robert Marchand	-	Courier
1971 - 1989	Jacques Grenot	-	Farmer
1989 - 2020	Jacques Chossat de Montburon	UMP-LR	Retiree
2020 - 2022	Hubert Moindrot	-	Retiree
2022 -	Alain Becquart	-

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department