Château-Chinon

Château-Chinon stands on a height in the forested Morvan, the centre of a county whose lords held a castle above the town. Its position brought it into the rivalry between Louis XI and Charles the Bold of Burgundy. In 1475 Burgundian forces recovered Château-Chinon during their struggle with the French king. In later centuries the town became a meeting place for merchants and owners involved in the Morvan timber trade, whose logs were floated down the Yonne towards Paris.