A walk in the countryside, where the presence of water is omnipresent
with numerous wash-houses. Nothing remains of the past.
that lasted for 300 years disappeared in 1950, the vine was decimated by phylloxera
and the weavers of the village of Charmois have also disappeared.
Worth seeing:
- The hill overlooking Billy sur Oisy is known as "Château Musard". A
its summit stood a fortress of Roman origin, said to have been built by Julius Caesar.
by Julius Caesar. Roman coins were found in the ruins in the 19th century.
th century. The fortress, originally known as "Murat", belonged to the Counts of Nevers.
of Nevers and remained in the family until the 16th century, when it was plundered by
looted by adventurers in 1554.
- What remained was destroyed in 1592 when the Auxerrois sacked Billy sur Oisy,
with the help of the Avallonnais and Vézéliens. The name of the place known as
From 1743 onwards, the hill was known as "Château Musard".
was called "Château Musard" instead of "Château Murat". No one knows why!
- The tower and the old ramparts date back to François 1st, who authorised the inhabitants of Billy to enclose their village with a wall.
of Billy to enclose their village with walls, at their own expense.
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