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Vignory () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'' in north-eastern
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Sites and monuments

* Château de Vignory -
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built at the start of the 12th century by Guy de Vignory; classified as a ''
monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
'' in 1989. * Église Saint-Étienne de Vignory - church whose construction began in 1032; classified as a ''monument historique'' in 1846. * Picturesque streets * Museum and medieval-inspired garden * 16th and 18th century houses * Lavoir - constructed 1832


See also

*
Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the French department of Haute-Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Marne {{HauteMarne-geo-stub