--- title: "Monument à Sadi Carnot: How to Visit and What to See" description: "In the middle of Place de la République, just outside the old town, stands Dijon's memorial to Sadi Carnot, fifth President of the French Republic." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/monument-sadi-carnot-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/monument-sadi-carnot-dijon.png --- # Monument à Sadi Carnot > Monument à Sadi Carnot: a marble and bronze memorial of 1899 to the assassinated President Sadi Carnot, rising from the fountains of Place de la République. Monument à Sadi Carnot is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 44 min by road (48 km) from Beaune. Allow 10 to 15 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the middle of Place de la République, just outside the old town, stands Dijon's memorial to Sadi Carnot, fifth President of the French Republic. He had been a deputy for the Côte-d'Or, and he was stabbed to death in Lyon in 1894. The monument, unveiled in 1899, now rises from a pool of fountains lit at night. ## Key facts - Type: Heritage - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3267, 5.0450 - 44 min from Beaune - Allow 10 to 15 minutes - Dijon - 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 Sadi Carnot came from a family of Nolay, in the Côte-d'Or, and was the grandson of the revolutionary Lazare Carnot. He was elected president in December 1887 and was assassinated by an anarchist on 24 June 1894, during an exhibition in Lyon. A few weeks later, the Dijon town council decided to raise a monument to him on Place de la République, laid out at the edge of the old ramparts and named in 1888. It was paid for by public subscription and built in 1898. President Émile Loubet unveiled it on 21 May 1899, when he came to award the Legion of Honour to the city for its resistance in the war of 1870. The architect Félix Vionnois designed the pylon. The marble statue of Carnot is by Mathurin Moreau, and the bronze Fame at the top is by Paul Gasq. When the square was redesigned for the new tram in the early 2010s, a large pool with water jets, lit at night, was added around its base. ## What you will see Walk around the monument to read its figures. Carnot stands in white marble in the pose of an orator. Above him, a winged bronze Fame holds out a laurel wreath. At his feet are two allegories: History, a seated woman writing his name, by Moreau, and Grief, a veiled woman, by Gasq. On the back, against the shaft, is the altar of the Fatherland, topped by flames. On warm days the water jets around the base cool the whole square. ## Planning your visit The monument stands in the open and can be seen at any time, free. A stop of 10 to 15 minutes is enough. Place de la République is a tram hub on the north-east edge of the old town, about ten minutes' walk from Place de la Libération. It pairs well with a walk back into the centre through the old streets. ## Did you know? The day before he was stabbed in Lyon, President Carnot stopped at Dijon station to embrace his daughter Claire's family, who lived in the city. ## Around Monument à Sadi Carnot What to combine with Monument à Sadi Carnot 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) (8 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 Vantoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vantoux) (8 km away): An early 18th-century château north of Dijon, built for a first president of the Parlement. ### Things to do - [Hôtel de Vogüé](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-de-vogue) (1 km away): An early 17th-century magistrate's mansion with a glazed tile roof, just behind Notre-Dame. - [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. - [Maison Millière](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-milliere-dijon) (1 km away): A half-timbered merchant's house of 1483 beside Notre-Dame, on the street of Dijon's lucky owl. ### Restaurants - [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 - [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 - [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 ### 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 Monument à Sadi Carnot ### How far is Monument à Sadi Carnot from Beaune? Monument à Sadi Carnot 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 Monument à Sadi Carnot take? For the visit, allow 10 to 15 minutes. ### Can a private driver take us to Monument à Sadi Carnot? 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:sadicarnot): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests --- Canonical page: