Guillon, Yonne
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Guillon is a commune
in the Yonne
department in Burgundy in north-central France
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It is located near the Gold Coast and the Nièvre. Guillon also had a castle and a peripheral wall. The location of the castle demolished in 1418 is not exactly known.
Indeed, it would have been located either near the Church Street bridge is next to the existing memorial. During the Hundred Years War, Guillon was occupied by the British army until it signed a treaty between Burgundy and England known as the "Treaty of golden sheep"
Burgundy and freed from the yoke of English have to pay 200 gold for 1000 sheep. When this transaction Edward III stayed at the Chateau de Guillon. This is one of the only traces left in the castle's history. As soon as the political situation allowed the peace installed, a good-sized bridge was built (early 15th century) and promoting trade and commerce. The bridge took its final form in 1866 after the road widening.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
department in Burgundy in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is located near the Gold Coast and the Nièvre. Guillon also had a castle and a peripheral wall. The location of the castle demolished in 1418 is not exactly known.
Indeed, it would have been located either near the Church Street bridge is next to the existing memorial. During the Hundred Years War, Guillon was occupied by the British army until it signed a treaty between Burgundy and England known as the "Treaty of golden sheep"
Burgundy and freed from the yoke of English have to pay 200 gold for 1000 sheep. When this transaction Edward III stayed at the Chateau de Guillon. This is one of the only traces left in the castle's history. As soon as the political situation allowed the peace installed, a good-sized bridge was built (early 15th century) and promoting trade and commerce. The bridge took its final form in 1866 after the road widening.