--- title: "Course de côte d’Irancy 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A weekend in mid-April, Irancy. A motor-racing hill climb on the road out of Irancy, held while the cherry trees are in blossom." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/course-de-cote-d-irancy lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/course-de-cote-d-irancy.png --- # Course de côte d’Irancy > Course de côte d’Irancy: a motor-racing hill climb on the road out of Irancy, held while the cherry trees are in blossom. Each April the motor sport association of the Yonne runs a hill climb on the road out of Irancy. Competition cars and historic vehicles take turns on a short course between vines and cherry orchards, which are usually in flower at this time of year. ## Key facts - Type: Sport - Irancy - 1 h 35 from Beaune - When: A weekend in mid-April. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) - Organised by: [Association de Sport Automobile de l’Yonne](https://asayonne.fr/) - Official website: [asayonne.fr](https://asayonne.fr/irancy/) - Where: Irancy · Yonne - Location: 120 km north-west of Beaune · Chablis & Auxerrois - Coordinates: 47.7133, 3.6654 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 35 · 140 km - €380 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day). ## History The 2026 race, held on 18 and 19 April, was the 32nd edition. It counts towards the Coupe de France de la Montagne, the French hill-climb cup, and is open both to modern competition cars and to historic vehicles. Irancy's cherry orchards go back to the years after phylloxera, when growers planted fruit trees on the slopes, and they remain part of the village's landscape. ## What to expect The course follows the D38 as it climbs out of the village, over 1,650 metres at an average gradient of 5.7 per cent. Saturday afternoon is given to practice. On Sunday morning drivers make their timed practice runs before the race itself, which starts late in the morning and is decided over four climbs. ## Tips for the day Follow the organisers' instructions on spectator areas, and expect the road to be closed while the event runs. Irancy is about 1 hour 35 minutes from Beaune; a driver can drop you close to the course and collect you later, so the day can end with a tasting in the village. ## Did you know? The whole course is only 1,650 metres long, and the race is decided over four climbs. ## Around Course de côte d’Irancy What to combine with Course de côte d’Irancy on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in April 2027 - **Runs Saturday 6 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Trail du Tacot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin): A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. (Sport · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie) - **Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Festival Beethoven à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune): A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. (Music · Beaune) - **A weekend in early April, Friday evening to Sunday; the 2026 market ran from 3 to 5 April.** · [Marché aux Vins de Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-vins-de-givry): Givry's winegrowers pour the new releases under the town's round market hall each spring. (Wine festival · Givry) - **A weekend in early April.** · [Les Vinées Tonnerroises](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vinees-tonnerroises): The wine fair of the Tonnerrois, held inside a vast 13th-century hospital. (Wine festival · Tonnerre) ### Nearby - **The weekend before Christmas.** · [Marché du Réveillon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-du-reveillon-saint-bris-le-vineux): A Christmas food market held in the medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. (Christmas · Saint-Bris-le-Vineux) - **Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 July 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Notes d’été à Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/notes-d-ete-a-irancy): A summer music festival in the church of Irancy, the red wine village of the Yonne. (Music · Irancy) - **A weekend in early December.** · [Marché de Noël de La Chablisienne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-la-chablisienne): A weekend of local crafts and festive wines at the cooperative cellar of Chablis before Christmas. (Christmas · Chablis) - **A weekend in January, close to the feast of Saint Vincent on 22 January.** · [Saint-Vincent de Chitry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-chitry): Chitry honours Saint Vincent with a parade, mulled wine for all and a Sunday of tastings. (Tradition · Chitry) - **The last weekend of January, on the Saturday.** · [Saint-Vincent de Coulanges-la-Vineuse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-coulanges-la-vineuse): A village feast for the patron saint of wine growers, with a parade, mulled wine and the new vintage. (Tradition · Coulanges-la-Vineuse) - **Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 May 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fleurs de Vigne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fleurs-de-vigne-auxerre): The wine festival of the Yonne, held on the Auxerre quays as the vines come into flower. (Wine festival · Auxerre) ### Villages - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (1 km away): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. - [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) (4 km away): Burgundy's Sauvignon village, built over a maze of medieval cellars. - [Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis) (15 km away): Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. ### Châteaux - [Château Long-Depaquit](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-long-depaquit) (15 km away): An 18th-century château in the heart of Chablis, home of the grand cru La Moutonne. - [Château de Maligny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-maligny) (19 km away): A castle above the Serein north of Chablis, whose name lives on in the Durup family's wines. - [Château de Béru](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beru) (19 km away): A family château above the Chablis vineyards, with a rare sundial and moon dial, and biodynamic wines. ### Things to do - [Caves Bailly Lapierre](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caves-bailly-lapierre) (3 km away): Crémant de Bourgogne aged in vast medieval stone quarries above the river Yonne. - [Domaine Pierre-Louis et Jean-François Bersan](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-pierre-louis-et-jean-francois-bersan) (4 km away): A father-and-son estate whose wines age in a maze of medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. - [Domaine Borgnat](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-borgnat-escolives) (5 km away): A family estate and guest house in Escolives, with tastings in stacked 17th-century cellars and wines of Coulanges-la-Vineuse. ## Questions about Course de côte d’Irancy ### When is Course de côte d’Irancy 2027? The 2027 dates of Course de côte d’Irancy have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A weekend in mid-April.. The organiser publishes them on asayonne.fr. ### Where does Course de côte d’Irancy take place? Course de côte d’Irancy takes place in Irancy (Yonne). ### How do you get to Course de côte d’Irancy from Beaune? Irancy is about 1 h 35 from Beaune by road (140 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €380 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for Course de côte d’Irancy? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Course de côte d’Irancy and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:irancy): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: