--- title: "Mulot & Petitjean, Dijon: Gingerbread Factory Visit" description: "Dijon gingerbread since 1796, in a 1912 factory with a museum above the bakers. No booking for individuals, closed Sunday and Monday. Driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mulot-petitjean lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/mulot-petitjean.png --- # Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory (La Fabrique de pain d’épices Mulot & Petitjean) > Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory: Dijon's historic gingerbread maker, with a museum space above the working bakery. Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 43 min by road (47 km) from Beaune. Allow about 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Mulot & Petitjean has made Dijon gingerbread, pain d'épices, since 1796. Its factory on boulevard de l'Ouest, built in 1912, is the last gingerbread works still active in Dijon. A museum space tells the story of the house and the craft, and large windows look down on the bakers at work. ## Key facts - Type: Food makers - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3240, 5.0188 - 43 min from Beaune - Allow about 1 hour - Dijon - Official website: [mulotpetitjean.com](https://mulotpetitjean.com/maison/visiter-la-fabrique/) - From Beaune: ≈ 43 min · 47 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): 43 min by road (47 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 Dijon gingerbread is a honey cake made with wheat flour and spices such as cinnamon, ginger, star anise, coriander and clove. Local tradition says it reached Burgundy from Flanders with the dukes. Founded in 1796, Mulot & Petitjean is still a family firm, and in March 2012 it received the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label for its history and rare know-how. For its 220th anniversary in 2016, the company built an extension of more than 1,000 square metres at its historic site. The project renewed the production tools and created a museum space and a shop in the oldest part of the building. The house also makes nonnettes, small round gingerbread cakes filled with jam. All of it is still made here, in the historic factory on boulevard de l'Ouest. ## What you will see Follow a themed route through about 450 square metres of displays, mixing period tools with sound and sensory scenes. Audioguides are available in French, English and German, or on your phone by QR code. Through large windows you watch today's production in the workshop below. The visit ends in the shop, where you can buy gingerbread, nonnettes and other Dijon sweets. ## Planning your visit Individual visitors can come without booking, and groups of ten or more must reserve. The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays. There is no visitor car park, but free parking is available along boulevard de l'Ouest. The house also has shops in central Dijon, including place Bossuet. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? Nonnettes, the small jam-filled gingerbread cakes of Dijon, owe their name to the nuns who once baked them in their convents, according to local tradition. ## Around Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory What to combine with Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (2 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) (6 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) (9 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 2 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (3 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (7 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses (Chartreuse de Champmol et Puits de Moïse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chartreuse-de-champmol), 1 km away: Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, in the dukes' vanished charterhouse. - [Arquebuse Botanical Garden (Jardin de l’Arquebuse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/jardin-de-l-arquebuse), 1 km away: A botanical garden, natural history museum and planetarium beside Dijon station. - [Darcy Garden (Jardin Darcy)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/jardin-darcy), 1 km away: Dijon's first public garden, built over Henry Darcy's reservoir and guarded by a polar bear. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (1 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades ### 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) ### Guides about Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory - [Burgundy with children](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-with-children) ## Questions about Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory ### How far is Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory from Beaune? Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory is about 43 min from Beaune by road (47 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 Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (mulotpetitjean.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory? 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:mulotpetitjean): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: