FLAVIGNY  , a

town of eastern France, in the department of Cote-d'Or, situated on a promontory overlooking the river Ozerain, 33 M . W.N.W. of Dijon by road . Pop . (1906) 725 . Among its antiquities are the remains of an abbey of the 8th century, which has been rebuilt as a factory for the manufacture of anise, an industry connected with the town as early as the 17th century . There is also a church of the 13th and 15th centuries, containing carved stalls (15th century) and a fine rood-screen (early 16th century) . A Dominican convent, some old houses and ancient gateways are also of interest . About 3 M. north-west of Flavigny rises Mont Auxois, the probable site of the ancient Alesia, where Caesar in A.D . 52 defeated the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix, to whom a statue has been erected on the summit of the height . Numerous remains of the Gallo-Roman period have been discovered on the hill .