--- title: "Palais de justice de Dijon: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Behind a Renaissance gable on rue du Palais stands the building where the Parliament of Burgundy sat from the 16th century until the Revolution." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/palais-de-justice-parlement-de-bourgogne-dijon lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/palais-de-justice-parlement-de-bourgogne-dijon.png --- # Palais de justice de Dijon > Palais de justice de Dijon: the 16th-century home of the Parliament of Burgundy, now the court of appeal, with a gilded chamber and a great vaulted hall. Palais de justice de Dijon is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 43 min by road (47 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: By appointment only · Guided tour: Adults €12, reduced €6 · Allow about 1 hour 45 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Behind a Renaissance gable on rue du Palais stands the building where the Parliament of Burgundy sat from the 16th century until the Revolution. It is still a working court, the Court of Appeal of Dijon, so the inside can only be seen on guided tours run by the tourist office. They take in the great Salle des Pas Perdus, the Chambre Dorée and the assize court. ## Key facts - Type: Heritage - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3204, 5.0418 - 43 min from Beaune - By appointment only - Allow about 1 hour 45 minutes - Where: [Dijon · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Official website: [destinationdijon.com](https://www.destinationdijon.com/visites/le-palais-de-justice-de-dijon/) - 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 The Parliament of Burgundy, the province's highest court, grew out of the council of the dukes. After the duchy was joined to the French crown in 1477, Louis XI moved it to Dijon, where it was installed in November 1480. When plague struck in 1499 the magistrates withdrew to Beaune, and they only agreed to return in 1507 on the promise of a new building. The Chambre Dorée was built from 1518 to 1522, the Tournelle chamber from 1549, and the great hall and the Renaissance facade were finished in 1580. The Parliament shared the government of the province with the governor and defended its privileges, at times against the king. Louis XIV came in person to hold a lit de justice here on 15 November 1658. The Parliament was suspended on 3 November 1789, and the building became a court of law. Since 1989 the other courts have moved to a modern judicial centre, and only the Court of Appeal sits here. The palace has been classified as a historic monument since 1926. ## What you will see The guided tour starts in the Salle des Pas Perdus, also called the Salle Saint-Louis, a vast hall under a wooden vault shaped like an upturned ship's hull. The Chambre Dorée has a ceiling of 35 coffers carved with royal emblems, later reworked with the L and A of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, and grisaille windows showing Faith, Hope and Charity. The assize court, built from 1862, reuses the ceiling of the old Chamber of Accounts, with the arms of France and Navarre. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: By appointment only - Guided tour: Adults €12, reduced €6 Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.destinationdijon.com/visites/le-palais-de-justice-de-dijon/). ## Planning your visit Visits are by guided tour only, in French, run by the Dijon tourist office on a few set dates each month, with more in July and August. The tour lasts 1 hour 45 minutes and costs €12 for adults and €6 for children aged 4 to 18. Book online or with the tourist office, and meet at 8 rue Amiral Roussin. As this is a working court, bags cannot be left at reception, and the tour is not recommended for wheelchair users. The facade on rue du Palais can be seen at any time. ## Did you know? In the Salle des Avocats, once the Tournelle chamber, a door from the reign of Henri II bears an H and a C for Catherine de' Medici, together with a reversed C that tradition reads as the initial of his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. ## Around Palais de justice de Dijon What to combine with Palais de justice de Dijon 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) (7 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Magnin Museum (Musée national Magnin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-magnin), 1 km away: A brother and sister's art collection, shown as a private home in a 17th-century mansion. - [Place de la Libération](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/place-de-la-liberation-dijon) (1 km away): Dijon's half-moon royal square, laid out by Louis XIV's architect in front of the Palace of the Dukes. - [Dijon Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-dijon), 1 km away: One of the oldest museums in France, home to the tombs of the Valois dukes of Burgundy. ### Restaurants - [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 - [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 Palais de justice de Dijon ### How far is Palais de justice de Dijon from Beaune? Palais de justice de Dijon 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 Palais de justice de Dijon take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour 45 minutes. ### When is Palais de justice de Dijon open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (destinationdijon.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Palais de justice de Dijon a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Palais de justice de Dijon is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Palais de justice de Dijon? 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:parlementdijon): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: