Tannay () is a commune in the

Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.department in central

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, region of

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

Geography

The village is built on a hill, providing a significant point of view over the

Yonne Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight con ...

valley. The

Canal du Nivernais The Canal du Nivernais () links the Loire with the Seine, following approximately the course of the river Yonne in a south to north direction. It first climbs northeast and north to cross the Morvan watershed, then roughly follows the course of t ...

(Nièvre

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) is navigable.

Points of interest

Tannay Port (nautical base camp), collegiate church Saint-Léger from the 13th century. This village is on the Vezelay branch of the Route of Saint Jacques de Compostelle, about 5 hours walk from the cathedral of

Vézelay Abbey Vézelay Abbey () is a Order of St. Benedict, Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay in the east-central French department of Yonne. It was constructed between 1120 and 1150. The Benedictine abbey church, now the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Ma ...

Town partnerships

Tannay fosters partnerships with the following places:Partnership with Norheim
* Norheim,

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since 1967

Notable people from Tannay

André-Charles Brottier André-Charles Brottier (1751–1798), was a French royalist who sought the violent overthrow of the Directory. He was born to wealthy parents in town of Tannay, Nivernais in 1751. He left the town following a fire which destroyed most of his f ...

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Communes of Nièvre {{Nièvre-geo-stub

Geography

Points of interest

Town partnerships

Notable people from Tannay

See also

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