Châtillon-sur-Seine

Châtillon-sur-Seine lies on the upper Seine in northern Burgundy. Its old town grew beneath a castle and the church of Saint-Vorles, overlooking the river valley. In 1814, as Napoleon's empire faced invasion, the town became the setting for negotiations between France and the allied powers. Representatives met from February to March at the Congress of Châtillon, but failed to agree on peace. Fighting continued, and Napoleon abdicated the following month.