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Attractions in Dijon

In Dijon, Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon is the name to know

The middle of Dijon has 30 places to visit within 1 km. We list 41 places to visit in Dijon and 16 within 5 km of its centre. They include 14 attractions, 13 museums and 7 châteaux. In town, 19 sites are listed historic monuments. A longer outing takes you to Hospices de Beaune, 37 km off.

Photo: Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, FrDr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Dijon
41
inside the commune
Within 5 km
16
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
17
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
20
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
19
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Best known, in and near Dijon

Alongside Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon you find 2 museums, a château and a monastery.

CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijonin townChâteauPalais des ducs de Bourgognein townMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dijonin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Champmolin townAttractionAttractionPuits de Moïsein townMuseumMusée Magninin town

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

Map of the places

The list reaches out to Cadole, 4.8 km away.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Dijon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

Kind by kind

20 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 17.

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 4 galleries14 in town · 3 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 7 châteaux · 5 monasteries · 4 forts · 3 abbeys · 1 cathedral18 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens 2 gardens2 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 3 zoos · 1 theme park1 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions6 in town · 8 nearby

Dark: in Dijon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The places, one by one

In town there are 41, and the list adds 16 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 41 places in Dijon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Dijon → · Parks and trails in Dijon →

Further afield

Beyond Dijon

Hospices de Beaune, at 37 km, heads the 12 day trips.

MuseumHospices de Beaune37 km southwest, in BeauneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf32 km west, in ChâteauneufAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Arcelot13 km northeast, in ArceauChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gevrey-Chambertin12 km southwest, in Gevrey-ChambertinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Commarin30 km west, in CommarinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Tart22 km southeast, in TartAttractionAttractionRoute des Grands Crus31 km southwest, in Aloxe-CortonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Bèze24 km northeast, in BèzeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Frôlois38 km northwest, in FrôloisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Seine23 km northwest, in Saint-Seine-l'AbbayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Posanges40 km west, in PosangesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mutigney39 km east, in Mutigney

Places within 40 km of Dijon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Dijon: the answers

What is there to see in Dijon?

The first on our list in Dijon are Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon, Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon and Chartreuse de Champmol. We list 41 places in town. Another 16 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Dijon?

17 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, Musée Magnin, Musée archéologique de Dijon and Musée d'art sacré de Dijon.

Which places in Dijon are listed historic monuments?

19 places on this page in Dijon are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon, Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, Chartreuse de Champmol and Porte Guillaume.

What well-known places are within a day out of Dijon?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Hospices de Beaune (37 km), Château de Châteauneuf (32 km), Château d'Arcelot (13 km), Château de Gevrey-Chambertin (12 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Dijon, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (13)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.