--- title: "Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault: How to Visit and What to See" description: "The Église Saint-Nicolas stands in the centre of Meursault, next to the town hall square." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-meursault lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-meursault.png --- # Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault > Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault: Meursault's Gothic church, whose 57-metre stone spire rises above the village and its vineyards. Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault is in Meursault (Côte-d'Or), 14 min by road (9 km) from Beaune. Allow 15 to 20 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Église Saint-Nicolas stands in the centre of Meursault, next to the town hall square. Rebuilt in the Gothic style after a fire around 1480, it is crowned by an octagonal stone spire 57 metres high, the landmark of the village. It has been partly listed as a historic monument since 1846. ## Key facts - Type: Abbeys & churches - Where: Meursault · Côte-d'Or - Location: 8 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9777, 4.7700 - 14 min from Beaune - Allow 15 to 20 minutes - Meursault - From Beaune: ≈ 14 min · 9 km - €65 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 14 min by road (9 km), €65 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 Meursault's first Romanesque church became the chapel of the lord's castle, and in 1094 Frogier de Meursault gave it to the abbots of Cluny. It stood inside the castle walls and was rebuilt in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1470 Jean de Poitiers, lord of Meursault, had the choir and the tower built. After a fire around 1480, the abbots of Cluny rebuilt the church with stone from the Perrière-Piade quarry and gave it its octagonal spire; the work was entrusted to three brothers, the Jeannin architects. From 1792 to 1800 the church served as a Temple of Reason for secular meetings. The nave was enlarged in 1843, and an organ by Mutin and Cavaillé-Coll was installed in 1927. ## What you will see The church has a three-aisled nave, a transept and a flat east end, with the bell tower and spire rising over the crossing. The spire is decorated with pinnacles and crockets, and gargoyles top some of the buttresses. On the west front, a pointed porch under an ogee gable shelters a carved portal with statues of the Virgin and Child, Saint Peter and Saint Paul. ## Planning your visit Allow 15 to 20 minutes. It is a parish church still used for services, and its opening times are not published, but the spire and the carved porch can be seen from the street at any time. The church is a few steps from the town hall, so it pairs easily with a walk through Meursault or a tasting in the village. ## Did you know? During the Revolution, from 1792 to 1800, the church was turned into a Temple of Reason and used for secular meetings, before worship resumed in 1800. ## Around Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault What to combine with Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (1 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (2 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (2 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. ### Châteaux - [Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 1 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (1 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (1 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. ### Things to do - [Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards (Montgolfière au-dessus des vignes)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hot-air-balloon-flights), 1 km away: Float over the Côte at dawn, with villages, châteaux and vineyards laid out below. - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. - [Domaine Boyer-Martenot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-boyer-martenot-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually a Saturday evening in mid-March** · [La Paulée de Printemps de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-printemps-meursault): Meursault's spring banquet, where some 500 guests bring their best bottles to share. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) ## Questions about Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault ### How far is Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault from Beaune? Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault is about 14 min from Beaune by road (9 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault take? For the visit, allow 15 to 20 minutes. ### Can a private driver take us to Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault? 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. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:saintnicolasmeursault): €65 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: