Donzy

Donzy lies in the Nohain valley, once the seat of a barony whose lands stretched from the Loire towards the upper Yonne. Its castle was the centre of a lordship powerful enough to rival the neighbouring counts of Nevers. In time the barony became united with the Nivernais; an edict of 1552 stipulated that the two should no longer be separated. During the Wars of Religion, the canons of Donzy sought to protect the relics of Saint Caradeuc, patron of their church.