--- title: "Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille: How to Visit and What to See" description: "On the place du Docteur Jorrot, in Beaune's old town, a large mural covers the side of a house." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fresque-la-grande-vadrouille-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/fresque-la-grande-vadrouille-beaune.png --- # Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille > Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille: a painted wall in Beaune's old town that recalls the shooting of La Grande Vadrouille in 1966. Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille is in Beaune. Allow 5 to 10 minutes · UNESCO World Heritage. On the place du Docteur Jorrot, in Beaune's old town, a large mural covers the side of a house. It recreates a photograph taken during the shooting of La Grande Vadrouille, the 1966 comedy starring Bourvil and Louis de Funès, and shows them with the director Gérard Oury. It was unveiled in 1996, thirty years after the film crew came to Beaune. ## Key facts - Type: Heritage - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0241, 4.8414 - In Beaune itself - Allow 5 to 10 minutes - UNESCO World Heritage - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [beaune-tourism.com](https://www.beaune-tourism.com/explore/discover-the-hospices-de-beaune/la-grande-vadrouille/) - In Beaune, where your driver is based. - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## Getting there Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) ## History La Grande Vadrouille tells of two Frenchmen who help British airmen escape across occupied France, and part of the story is set in Burgundy. The actors arrived at the Hôtel-Dieu on 31 May 1966 for about a week of filming. The old hospital, then still caring for patients, stood in for the hospice where the airmen hide among the nursing sisters, and its great ward was the setting for the scene in which a sister asks the English officer to say 'thirty-three'. Other scenes were filmed at the town hall of Meursault and near La Rochepot. The film sold more than 17 million tickets and stayed France's biggest box-office hit for some thirty years, until Titanic overtook it in 1997. Beaune marked the thirtieth anniversary of the shooting in 1996 with this mural near the Hospices, inaugurated in the presence of Gérard Oury. ## What you will see The mural shows Gérard Oury, Louis de Funès and Bourvil together, painted after a photograph from the shoot. It covers the wall of a house on the place du Docteur Jorrot, where the rue des Tonneliers meets the rue du Château, and you can see it from the street at any time. ## Planning your visit Allow a few minutes; the mural is outdoors and free. It is a short walk from the Hôtel-Dieu, so it fits well after a visit there. To follow the film further, the tourist office runs guided tours of the filming locations in Meursault. ## Did you know? When the crew filmed at the Hôtel-Dieu, the hospital was still in use, so doctors, nurses and patients carried on around the cameras. ## Around Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille What to combine with Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (3 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (4 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Chorey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chorey) (3 km away): A moated manor with lone round towers and a dovecote, at the edge of Chorey. ### Things to do - [Maison Champy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-champy-beaune) (1 km away): Founded in 1720, Champy calls itself Burgundy's oldest wine house, with old cellars and an 1890 vat house. - [L’Atelier des Bonbons](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/atelier-des-bonbons-beaune) (1 km away): Watch artisan confectioners cook and shape hand-made sweets in a small Beaune workshop. - [Beaune Town Hall (Former Ursuline Convent), Hôtel de Ville de Beaune (ancien couvent des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-de-ville-beaune-couvent-des-ursulines), 1 km away: Beaune's town hall, housed in a 17th-century Ursuline convent with a carved front added in 1817. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) - **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) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually Ascension Thursday, in May, with staggered departures from late morning** · [Beaune Saveurs de Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-saveurs-de-vignes): A gourmet walk through Beaune's vineyards, with growers pouring at every stop. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Usually four consecutive weekends in July** · [Festival international d’opéra baroque de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-opera-baroque-beaune): Since 1983, a summer festival of baroque opera in the Hôtel-Dieu courtyard and Beaune's historic churches. (Music · Beaune) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) ## Questions about Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille ### How long does a visit to Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille take? For the visit, allow 5 to 10 minutes. ### When is Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (beaune-tourism.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille? 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=sight:grandevadrouille): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: