BN has been suggested as an interphase in silica-based glass-ceramic matrix composites with a view to use these materials in oxidizing atmospheres at medium or high temperatures. The matrix had a boron-doped MAS (MgO-AI2O3-SiO2) composition and was prepared from anhydrosol precursor. Pseudo-ID composites were prepared according to a sol impregnations/calcination/ hot-pressing route. Chemical and microstructural characterizations of the fiber/matrix interfacial area were conducted by me an of TEM/EELS and AES analyses. The efficiency of BN as a coupling interphase for this particular composite system was sucessfully demonstrated through tensile tests performed on either as-processed or aged specimens (100 hrs at 1000°C in air or under argon)...