Aignay-le-Duc

Aignay-le-Duc was a fortified town of the dukes of Burgundy, set among the uplands of the Châtillonnais. Its castle and walled enclosure marked the authority of its lords, while a thirteenth-century church served the community. Louis XI ordered the castle destroyed after the Burgundian wars, but the town's need for protection continued: in 1505 its inhabitants drew up rules for the defence of Aignay. Parts of the medieval enclosure remained after the castle itself had disappeared.