--- title: "Église Saint-Michel, Dijon: The Renaissance Façade" description: "A late Gothic church of the early 16th century behind a Renaissance front and a carved Last Judgement. A 20 to 30 minute stop, driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-michel-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/eglise-saint-michel-dijon.png --- # Saint-Michel Church, Dijon (Église Saint-Michel de Dijon) > Saint-Michel Church, Dijon: a late Gothic church behind a Renaissance façade with classical orders stacked one above another. Saint-Michel Church, Dijon is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 44 min by road (48 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: all year: every day, 8:30 to 18:00 · Allow 20 to 30 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Saint-Michel is where Gothic and Renaissance meet in Dijon. Its nave was built in the 16th century, while the west front shows a Renaissance façade with the three classical orders set one above the other. The deep porches are carved with a Last Judgement and a crowd of ornament. ## Key facts - Type: Abbeys & churches - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3210, 5.0452 - 44 min from Beaune - Open all year - Allow 20 to 30 minutes - Where: [Dijon · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Official website: [destinationdijon.com](https://www.destinationdijon.com/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-saint-michel/) - From Beaune: ≈ 44 min · 48 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 44 min by road (48 km), €120 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 The church was rebuilt from east to west in two main campaigns, from 1499 to 1513 and from 1520 to 1590, its nave still in the late Gothic tradition. The west front followed in the new Renaissance style: the south portal was finished in 1537 and the central portal in 1551. The two towers took much longer and were completed only in 1659 and 1667. The church has been listed as a historic monument since 1840. ## What you will see Stand in the square and read the façade from bottom to top: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns, one order per level, framing deep porches full of carved figures and ornament. Then step inside, where the Gothic nave rises 19.5 metres. The church holds many works of art. Look for a 15th-century stone Entombment, paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries and a graceful 18th-century pulpit. The Entombment, in the first chapel on the right, survives only in part, with five figures left, and came from the church of the Jacobins in Dijon. In the north aisle, a wall painting of the Dormition of the Virgin and the Trinity by Nicolas de Hoey stands 5 metres high, although its lower part is lost. Four paintings by Franz Anton Kraus come from the Chartreuse de Champmol, and the organ, bought at auction from the Sainte-Chapelle of Dijon in 1793, has stood here since 1829 in a carved case crowned by the Archangel Michael. Left of the choir, a rare 16th-century tomb slab shows its donors as kneeling skeletons on either side of Christ. Saint Elisabeth of the Trinity made her first communion here on 19 April 1891, and her relics rest in the north apse chapel. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: All year: every day, 8:30 to 18:00 - Booking: Not needed Outside the winter months the church stays open until 18:30. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [saint-michel-dijon.com](https://www.saint-michel-dijon.com/la-paroisse/les-horaires-douverture). ## Planning your visit Saint-Michel is an active parish church, a short walk east of the ducal palace and close to the Musée Magnin. Please visit quietly and outside service times. Allow half an hour, more if you like to study carved detail. Sunday Masses are at 9:30 and 11:00. ## Did you know? The towers of Saint-Michel were finished more than 150 years after rebuilding began in 1499. The last was completed in 1667, which is why Gothic and classical styles sit side by side. ## Around Saint-Michel Church, Dijon What to combine with Saint-Michel Church, Dijon on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (7 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (10 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (1 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 4 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (8 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [François Rude Museum (Musée François Rude)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-rude), 1 km away: A full-size cast of the Marseillaise from the Arc de Triomphe, inside a former Dijon church. - [Grand Théâtre de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/grand-theatre-de-dijon) (1 km away): A neoclassical theatre of 1828 with a portico of eight Corinthian columns, on the site of the dukes' Sainte-Chapelle. - [Dijon Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-dijon), 1 km away: One of the oldest museums in France, home to the tombs of the Valois dukes of Burgundy. ### Restaurants - [CIBO](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cibo-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred table in old Dijon that sources everything within 200 kilometres - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion ### Events - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) - **Usually a weekend in early June.** · [Grand Prix de l’Âge d’Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-prix-age-d-or-dijon-prenois): France's oldest historic motor racing meeting, on the hills just outside Dijon. (Sport · Prenois) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon) - **Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Golden Coast Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/golden-coast-festival-dijon): Three days of French and international rap in a park on the edge of Dijon. (Music · Dijon) - **Usually a Sunday in mid September.** · [Vélotour Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velotour-dijon): A playful bike ride through Dijon that opens places normally closed to cyclists. (Sport · Dijon) - **Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days.** · [Fête de la Pressée](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove): The dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village. (Tradition · Chenôve) - **Usually the last days of September and the first days of October.** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon) ## Questions about Saint-Michel Church, Dijon ### How far is Saint-Michel Church, Dijon from Beaune? Saint-Michel Church, Dijon is about 44 min from Beaune by road (48 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €120 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Saint-Michel Church, Dijon take? For the visit, allow 20 to 30 minutes. ### When is Saint-Michel Church, Dijon open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (destinationdijon.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Saint-Michel Church, Dijon a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Saint-Michel Church, Dijon is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Saint-Michel Church, Dijon? 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. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:saintmicheldijon): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: