Set in the heart of a verdant setting, this charming chapel dates back to the end of the 11th century. Modified and transformed over the centuries, the building has preserved a door lintel decorated with a Maltese cross, a reminder of this religious order established in the vicinity of Bure les Templiers, Mormant... Its most prized possession is a Burgundian-style polychrome wooden Virgin and Child, which may date from the 12th century. Local legend has it that a farmer was struck by a clump of grass in the middle of his pasture, which was always spared by the appetite of his oxen, and dug around it. He discovered the famous statue near a small spring that still flows today. The spring and the statue of the Virgin Mary were venerated by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages for their favours and cures, and were the subject of a pilgrimage every Easter Monday. Restored in 1873, the chapel is now the site of a pilgrimage on the 3rd Sunday in September.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Charmotte de Flagey
