--- title: "Les Halles de Dijon: Market Days, Hours and What to Buy" description: "Dijon's iron market hall of 1873 to 1875, busy Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Allow an hour, with a private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/halles-de-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/halles-de-dijon.png --- # Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles), Les Halles de Dijon > Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles): Dijon's 19th-century iron market hall, busy with Burgundy produce four mornings a week. Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 44 min by road (48 km) from Beaune. Allow 1 hour · UNESCO World Heritage · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Les Halles are Dijon's covered market, an iron hall built between 1873 and 1875 in the heart of the old town. On market mornings its four pavilions fill with butchers, cheese sellers, bakers and growers, and stalls spill into the streets around. It is the best place to see what Dijon eats. ## Key facts - Type: Markets - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3237, 5.0399 - 44 min from Beaune - Allow 1 hour - UNESCO World Heritage - Where: [Dijon · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Official website: [dijon.fr](https://www.dijon.fr/dijon-a-votre-service/commerce-et-artisanat/) - 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 In 1868 the city asked the workshops of Gustave Eiffel, who was born in Dijon, for plans for a new market hall. The engineer Louis-Clément Weinberger completed the design, and the foundries of Fourchambault, in the Nièvre, built the hall between 1873 and 1875. Its roof closely follows the model of the central market halls of Paris. The hall covers about 4,400 square metres and rises 13 metres high. The building has four pavilions set around two crossing aisles. Outside, fluted columns carry capitals decorated with vine leaves, and medallions show the heads of deer, boar and oxen, game, fish, Ceres, goddess of the harvest, and Hermes, god of trade. The hall was listed as a historic monument in 1975 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2025. On market days the stalls also spread through the neighbouring streets, from rue de Soissons to place François Rude. ## What you will see Come on a market morning and let your appetite lead. Inside, stalls sell meat, fish, cheese, bread, wine and regional specialities, next to fruit and vegetables from local growers, including organic produce. The market spreads outside into the neighbouring streets and squares. Some stands serve warm gougères, jambon persillé and a glass of local white wine, a classic Dijon morning. ## Planning your visit The market runs on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings, and stalls pack up at lunchtime. The hall itself opens on market days. In summer, a Sunday brunch has been held under the halls. It is a short walk from rue de la Liberté. Check the official website for market times and exceptional closures. ## Did you know? Dijon's market hall is often credited to Gustave Eiffel, a son of the city. In fact his workshops supplied early plans, and the engineer Louis-Clément Weinberger finalised the design. ## Around Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) What to combine with Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) 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), 3 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 - [Rue des Forges](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/rue-des-forges-hotel-chambellan-dijon) (1 km away): A medieval street of merchants' mansions behind the Palace of the Dukes, with a Gothic courtyard hidden at No. 34. - [Fallot Shop and Workshop, Dijon (La Boutique Atelier Fallot)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fallot-dijon), 1 km away: An independent family mustard house, with a tasting shop and workshop near the owl. - [Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon (Église Notre-Dame de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/notre-dame-dijon), 1 km away: A 13th-century Gothic church with a famous clock, false gargoyles and Dijon's lucky owl. ### Restaurants - [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 - [L’Aspérule](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-asperule-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Keigo Kimura's intimate Dijon dining room: French technique, Japanese restraint ### Events - **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) - **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 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) ### Guides about Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Burgundy with children](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-with-children) ## Questions about Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) ### How far is Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) from Beaune? Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) 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 Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) take? For the visit, allow 1 hour. ### When is Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (dijon.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles)? 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:hallesdijon): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: