--- title: "Parc Noisot, Fixin: Napoleon Monument and Museum" description: "A wooded park above Fixin with Rude's bronze of Napoleon waking to immortality. Park open all year, museum seasonal. With a driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-noisot-fixin lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/parc-noisot-fixin.png --- # Noisot Park and Museum (Parc et Musée Noisot) > Noisot Park and Museum: a pine-covered hillside above Fixin, created by a loyal grenadier as a shrine to Napoleon. Noisot Park and Museum is in Fixin (Côte-d'Or), 34 min by road (34 km) from Beaune. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. High above the village of Fixin, a wooded park holds one of Burgundy's most unusual monuments. Captain Claude Noisot, who followed Napoleon to Elba, created it as a personal tribute to his emperor. A bronze by François Rude shows Napoleon waking to immortality, and a small museum keeps the souvenirs Noisot gathered. ## Key facts - Type: Heritage - Where: Fixin · Côte-d'Or - Location: 25 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2453, 4.9616 - 34 min from Beaune - Allow 1 to 1.5 hours - Fixin - Official website: [gevreynuitstourisme.com](https://www.gevreynuitstourisme.com/du-village-de-fixin/) - From Beaune: ≈ 34 min · 34 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 34 min by road (34 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 Claude Noisot was born in Auxonne in 1787 and joined Napoleon's Imperial Guard in 1808. He fought at Wagram, in Russia and at Waterloo, and in 1814 he followed the emperor into exile on Elba. After retiring as a captain in 1835, he bought land on the slope above Fixin and planted it with Corsican pines in honour of Napoleon. In 1840 Noisot had one hundred steps cut into the cliff, to recall the Hundred Days of Napoleon's return in 1815. In 1845 he asked his friend, the Dijon sculptor François Rude, for a monument, which Rude made without charge. The bronze, Napoleon Awakening to Immortality, shows the emperor coming to life on his rock of Saint Helena. It was inaugurated on 19 September 1847. Noisot died in Fixin on 14 April 1861. He had asked to be buried standing, sabre drawn, facing the emperor, but the rocky ground made this impossible, and he lies in the park under the epitaph A soldier of Napoleon I. He left his collection to the commune. The whole park, with its walls, sculptures and hundred steps, was classified as a historic monument in 2024. ## What you will see The park is a wooded hillside of Corsican pines. Among the trees stands Rude's bronze of the emperor, with Noisot's tomb close by. The small crenellated museum, modelled on the house Napoleon occupied on Elba, displays objects Noisot gathered during the campaigns. Busts by Paul Cabet of Rude and of Noisot complete the scene, and the hundred steps climb the cliff behind. ## Planning your visit The park is open all year and makes a peaceful short walk. The museum, which holds the Musée de France label, has seasonal opening days, and groups can arrange visits by reservation. Combine the park with the Romanesque church at Fixey nearby and a tasting in Fixin, where one premier cru is called Clos Napoléon. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? Noisot wanted to be buried standing upright, sabre in hand, facing his emperor. The rocky hillside made it impossible, so he was laid to rest in the usual way. ## Around Noisot Park and Museum What to combine with Noisot Park and Museum on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (1 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (2 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (3 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. ### Châteaux - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (1 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. - [Château de Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brochon) (1 km away): A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. - [Château de Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gevrey-chambertin) (2 km away): A 13th-century fortress built by the abbots of Cluny above the old village of Gevrey. ### Things to do - [Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey (Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-antoine-de-fixey), 1 km away: A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. - [Domaine Isabelle Lippe](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-isabelle-lippe-brochon) (1 km away): A small domaine in Brochon run by two women winegrowers, with tastings led by the grower herself. - [Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-saint-louis-fixin) (1 km away): A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (10 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ### Events - **Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/caves-ouvertes-fixin-brochon): Thirteen estates of Fixin and Brochon open their cellars on a December weekend. (Wine festival · Fixin) ## Questions about Noisot Park and Museum ### How far is Noisot Park and Museum from Beaune? Noisot Park and Museum is about 34 min from Beaune by road (34 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 Noisot Park and Museum take? For the visit, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. ### When is Noisot Park and Museum open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (gevreynuitstourisme.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Noisot Park and Museum? 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 plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:noisot): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: