--- title: "Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Saint-Genest is the parish church of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, in the middle of the walled village." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-genest-flavigny lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/eglise-saint-genest-flavigny.png --- # Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain > Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain: a village church with galleries on two levels, a carved Gothic tribune and a hundred statues, now under restoration inside. Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (Côte-d'Or), 1 h 02 by road (77 km) from Beaune. Allow 30 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €215 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Saint-Genest is the parish church of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, in the middle of the walled village. Its narrow nave is flanked by raised galleries, an unusual layout, and a carved stone tribune runs across its last bay. The church holds about a hundred sculptures, reliquaries and wall paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries. ## Key facts - Type: Abbeys & churches - Where: Flavigny-sur-Ozerain · Côte-d'Or - Location: 60 km north-west of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.5119, 4.5317 - 1 h 02 from Beaune - Allow 30 minutes - Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - Official website: [flavigny-sur-ozerain.fr](https://flavigny-sur-ozerain.fr/fr/lieu/eglise-saint-genest) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 02 · 77 km - €215 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 02 by road (77 km), €215 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History In the 11th century a Romanesque baptistery stood here, belonging to the abbey, with a porch tower whose stairs led up to a chapel; only its doorway survives, inside the south chapel. In the 13th century the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style around the old tower, whose stairs inspired the two-level plan. From 1434 to 1438 Quentin Ménard, archbishop of Besançon and a native of Flavigny, raised the nave vault, lengthened the sanctuary, added choir stalls and built the tribune with a pulpit for preaching to crowds. The church was consecrated in 1435. Wealthy families added side chapels in the 16th and 17th centuries. Lightning destroyed the façade in 1744, and its plain front dates from about 1757. In 1793 the relics of Saint Reine were moved into the church. Saint-Genest was among the eight Côte-d'Or buildings on the first list of historic monuments in 1840. After the exterior and the belfry were saved, a restoration of the tribune, the transept, the chapel of Saint John the Baptist and the wall paintings began in March 2026. ## What you will see Inside, look up at the galleries that line the nave, then at the tribune across its far end, with its flamboyant Gothic balustrade and built-in pulpit. In the choir, the carved 16th-century stalls were made for a brotherhood of clerics, the Messieurs de Saint-Genest, founded in 1459. Among the statues, look for a 12th-century nursing Virgin and a 15th-century Angel of the Annunciation. The Romanesque doorway of the first church can still be seen in the south chapel. ## Planning your visit Allow about 30 minutes. The church is in the centre of Flavigny, near the town hall on the Place de l'Église, about 1 hour 15 minutes from Beaune. Combine it with a walk through the village, the Anis de Flavigny factory and the MuséoParc Alésia, ten minutes away. Restoration work inside began in 2026, so parts of the church may be closed or under scaffolding. It is a place of worship, so please be discreet during services. ## Did you know? The tribune is not a rood screen: there was never a barrier between the clergy and the faithful here, and the pulpit in its balustrade let a preacher be heard by crowds filling the nave and galleries. ## Around Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain What to combine with Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain on the same day, nearest first. ### Châteaux - [Château de Bussy-Rabutin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bussy-rabutin) (5 km away): The home of a disgraced courtier in exile, painted wall to wall with portraits and mottoes. - [Château de Frôlois](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-frolois) (8 km away): A stern medieval castle on a rocky spur, with warm period rooms that open in summer. - [Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marigny-le-cahouet) (8 km away): A moated castle of the plain, with towers, a drawbridge and a Gothic Revival gate. ### Things to do - [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain) (1 km away): A walled hilltop village of stone lanes, medieval gates and aniseed sweets, facing the Alésia battlefield. - [Les Anis de Flavigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/anis-de-flavigny) (1 km away): Aniseed sweets made in a Benedictine abbey, with a Carolingian crypt beneath the workshops. - [MuséoParc Alésia](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/museoparc-alesia) (5 km away): The battlefield where Caesar defeated Vercingetorix, with a modern museum, Roman siege works and a Gallo-Roman town. ## Questions about Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain ### How far is Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain from Beaune? Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is about 1 h 02 from Beaune by road (77 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €215 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain take? For the visit, allow 30 minutes. ### When is Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (flavigny-sur-ozerain.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:stgenest): €215 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: