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Origin and history

La Boissière de Viry is a monument located in the commune of Viry, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. The available sources do not specify its exact nature, its original function or the period at which it was erected. Its name suggests a link to a place or an old way, but no additional information is available to confirm this hypothesis.

Such monuments, often discreet, could serve as territorial landmarks, parish boundaries or milestones for travellers. In Burgundy-Franche-Comté, as in other rural areas, these terminals usually bear witness to an ancient spatial organisation, linked to agricultural activities, seigneurial rights or communication networks. Without precise data on this terminal, it is impossible to restore its specific historical context.