Baulay in the Saône Valley brings together architectural and cultural history that can be dated with precision, along with two distinct perspectives on its routes. For planning your trip, religious buildings, historical traces and local paths are separate themes. The dates range from the founding of the cemetery chapel in 1677 to the acts of resistance in August 1944.

Heritage between the church, chapel and fountain column

The fountain column on Place de la Résistance was built between 1848 and 1850. It provides a point of comparison with the Eglise de Baulay: the present church was built around 1833–1840 and consecrated on 18 May 1851. The fountain column was built after the church’s reconstruction, but before its consecration. The building period and the consecration can therefore be read as two separate stages.

The Eglise de Baulay stands on a terrace and has a Latin cross-shaped floor plan. Its main portal is in the entrance structure of the bell tower, which is reached via an external staircase. Three aspects complement one another when viewing the building: the shape of its floor plan, its position on the terrace and the design of the entrance area. The church also houses a 17th-century silver reliquary statuette of Saint Bartholomew. It has been protected as a historic monument since 29 September 1966.

An earlier trace of the past leads to the Chapelle Saint-Thiébaut in Baulay’s cemetery. The first stone of the chapel was laid in 1677; it is dedicated to Notre-Dame de Pitié, Saint Thiébaut and Sainte Jeanne. Its altar, altarpiece and statue of Notre-Dame-de-Pitié have been protected as historic monuments since 7 March 1977. The protection date falls exactly three centuries after the year the first stone was laid: the chapel’s foundation and the protection of its furnishings thus mark two clearly distinct stages in its history.

Historical traces and routes

The Tranchée de Baulay is associated with train derailments carried out by the local Resistance in August 1944. The municipal hiking route “Sur les traces du loup” also explores the actions of the local Resistance during the Second World War, as well as earlier wolf activity. The route therefore brings together two distinct themes, while the Tranchée and the derailments have a specific connection to August 1944.

In the Saône Valley, water, meadows, woodland and gentle terrain shape the landscape of Baulay. The Voie Bleue crosses the commune from Port d’Atelier towards Montureux-lès-Baulay. This gives you different points of reference for planning: the Voie Bleue can be understood through its route across the commune, and the hiking trail through its historical themes. The landscape, buildings and paths each offer a different perspective on Baulay, without addressing the same travel decision.

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For the broader travel overview: Haute-Saône.