Fontaine-Lès-Dijon: Discover Historic Streets and Churches

Fontaine-Lès-Dijon can be explored through its old streets, historic buildings, and routes. Along the streets are very old houses, bourgeois residences, and magnificent parks. The town is also home to Église Saint-Bernard and the Maison natale de saint Bernard, each with a history spanning several construction phases. The routes offer different perspectives: they pass named sites, wind through the old wine-growing village, or lead into an area of agricultural plots. This lets you shape your stay around the topics you would like to explore in more depth.

Église Saint-Bernard and its history

Église Saint-Bernard was originally a chapel dedicated to Saint Ambrosinius. In the mid-15th century, it became the parish church. The present-day church underwent extensive alterations from around 1480 to 1530. This allows two phases to be distinguished: the chapel's transformation into a parish church and its later alterations. The north transept contains a statue of Saint Bernard, probably created by Antoine Le Moiturier. Anyone interested in the history of religious architecture will find both a change in the building's use and a work of art whose attribution has not been definitively established.

The Maison natale de saint Bernard

The Maison natale de saint Bernard also reflects several historic construction phases. In the 17th century, it was altered and became the royal monastery of the Feuillants. After suffering severe damage during the Revolution, it was restored and altered in 1881. Its architectural features include a large tower with a mock battlement and a portico in front of two chapels. The chapels' furnishings date from the late Renaissance. The 17th-century alterations and the restoration following the damage sustained during the Revolution mark distinct phases in the building's history; the tower, portico, and chapels provide specific architectural reference points for this development.

Three routes with different focuses

The Sentier des Champs d’Aloux runs alongside the Verger de Fontaine and the Puits des Vaux. The Route Des Combottes aux Feuillants passes through the old wine-growing village of Fontaine-Lès-Dijon and takes in very old houses, bourgeois residences with magnificent parks, the church, and the Maison natale de saint Bernard. It therefore connects the village's character with several named buildings. After a short climb, the Circuit de la Combe Souillot leads to the Maison natale de saint Bernard, into the Charmes d’Arans area, and to its plots of mixed farmland. The routes described thus differ in their explicitly named points of interest: the orchard and well on the Sentier, the village and its buildings on the Route, and the climb and agricultural plots on the Circuit.

Information about bus stops

In 2024, Dijon Métropole made 30 new stops on the Divia Bus&Tram network accessible in several municipalities, including Fontaine-Lès-Dijon. If accessible stops are important for your journey, check the latest network information before you travel.

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