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Grancey-sur-Ource

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Côte-d'Or

Very nice village redesigned in the 18th century, surrounded by green hills and wooded river crossed by the Ource and the canal dug by the monks of Molesmes, who were owners of communal territories from 1095 to the French Revolution (1789). The town then bought their property and she shared the land between the "700" home country; award is made by drawing lots, and parcels were called "people", to name usual land consolidation . The Grancens were winemakers, growers, farmers, workers in the tile, the forges, the wire mill and craftsmen: blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, coopers, weavers, masons, roofers, etc. ... and above all musicians or music lovers. The learning of music theory was reserved for boys, who entered the music company, while the girls learned the song from kindergarten teachers with the priest, the teacher of adult classes. A theater company put on plays as interesting: the Iron Mask, the betrothed of Albano, the heart of Suzel, etc.. School children learned the theater with their teachers, and organized school events greatly appreciated. Village lively!

Geographical information

MunicipalityGrancey-sur-Ource
Postcode21570
Latitude48.0067290 (N 48° 0’ 24”)
Longitude4.5868630 (E 4° 35’ 13”)
AltitudeFrom 190m to 347m
Surface area23.94 km²
Population194 inhabitants
Density8 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureDijon (145 km, 1:36)
Insee code21305
IntercommunalityCC du Pays Châtillonnais
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
TerritoryBurgundy
RegionBurgundy-Franche-Comté

Nearest cities & towns

Autricourt2.8 km (4 min)
Verpillières-sur-Ource4.4 km (7 min)
Essoyes7.1 km (9 min)
Riel-les-Eaux8.9 km (11 min)
Cunfin9.4 km (13 min)
Mussy-sur-Seine9.8 km (16 min)
Loches-sur-Ource10.1 km (13 min)
Belan-sur-Ource10.5 km (13 min)
Gomméville12.1 km (18 min)
Thoires12.5 km (16 min)
Plaines-Saint-Lange12.6 km (17 min)
Landreville12.7 km (17 min)
Fontette12.9 km (17 min)
Mosson14 km (19 min)

Things to see and do

Beauregard Chapel, erected in thanksgiving by people who escaped the fire when a Prussian soldier was mortally wounded by Garibaldi, who had attacked their army on the road Autricourt. In 1944, Grancey was still miraculously saved from the fire during the attack of the Maquis Montcalm (2, 3 and 4 August), the guerrillas who killed the motorcyclist who brought the order of 2 km from the country.

Ermitage du Val des Dames, crossing point and ancient pilgrimage to the source and the Virgin, committed until 1950 and that of August 15 at the chapel of Beauregard. This chapel dating from the 20th century was adjacent to a chapel erected on the source that comes in a walled cavity, which was considered miraculous. This chapel, abandoned to the revolution, was demolished in 1830. It was decorated with several saints in particular a virgin child, who was placed in a smaller chapel built by the owner of the domain, but that was not maintained and fell into ruin. The statue was brought to the church Grancey, where it was stolen. She is currently at the Museum of Villers-Saint Benedict, in the Yonne. A persistent legend that the ancient writings attest, is that Joan of Arc has come on a pilgrimage, "which met in 1800 at Middle Age pilgrims, sometimes from afar" as related by the Abbe Paaïr in a letter found at the diocese of Dijon, dated 1903. Jeanne had made a stop at Val des Dames into Chinon going to see King Charles 7th with his companions, in February 1429, before going to the Abbey Pothières. An inscription engraved in the wall of the abbey which is supported on the current castle is a witness, and the statue erected in front of the property by the Bishop of Dijon, Bishop of Little Julleville.

Places of interest

Natural sites

Events and festivities

Patronal festival (Saint-Quentin), which was moved in May, because until the war of 1914/1918, it took place October 31, people weeping by the grief were too close to All Saints Day and deaths.

Weather

Thursday 28 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 11°C
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Friday 29 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 11°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Circuit Crémant de Bourgogne.

Montcalm Circuit bush, starting Mussy-sur-Seine (in the department of Aube).

Visit the museum of the resistance (at 10 km from Grancey-sur-Ource).

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Quadricycle ride in the vineyard with riddle to solve
Entertainment30 € to 40 € Ville-sur-Arce (15.1 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
In the country of Renoir
All-terrain bike itineraryAthletic4:40Essoyes (7 km)
The King of Wines Tour
All-terrain bike itineraryAthletic5:40Mussy-sur-Seine (7.6 km)
The champagne cadoles
HikeEasy3:25Courteron (10.5 km)
Walk for Jo - Geoffroy Sifferlen Path
HikeEasy4:00Noé-les-Mallets (10.6 km)
The Seine from Troyes to the Côte des Bar
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy5:10Bar-sur-Seine (19.8 km)

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Campsites

Hotels

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