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BeauneVibrate to the rhythm of the Olympic Spirit!

Esprit Olympique in Beaune

This year we’re celebrating sport in Burgundy: the Tour de France and the Olympic and Paralympic Flames are set to light up the Côte-d’Or this summer!

The Flamme Olympique will shine across the département, passing through Dijon, the Château du Clos de Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges and stopping off in Beaune on Friday, July 12.

Discover the Côte-d’Or in a different way, proudly labeled “Terre de Jeux 2024” by the Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games (OG).

After the Côte-d’Or Village held in Beaune on May 4, keep up the pace. Come and experience the excitement of these international events in a warm and friendly setting.

The relay from

the Olympic and Paralympic flame of Paris 2024

will be in Côte-d'Or
Athletes, public figures, celebrities...

The relay team will be in Beaune on July 12

What better way to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Olympic and Paralympic Games than to witness the passing of the flame with your own eyes?

This emblematic flame, a symbol of unity and sporting competition, will travel an exceptional route, passing through 65 stopover towns and 100 emblematic sites.

On Friday, July 12, it will light up the town of Beaune in an unforgettable spectacle.

Check out the stages and events!

An engraved souvenir of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

A play in honor of Hôtel-Dieu - Hospices de Beaune

Keep a lasting souvenir of this Olympic year!

Monnaie de Paris publishes collector coins highlighting French heritage. The Olympic Phrygia is united with the Hôtel-Dieu – Hospices de Beaune on a silver coin with a face value of €10.

It will go on sale on 10/06/2024 only on the Monnaie de Paris website.

The stages of the Olympic Flame in Burgundy

Clos Vougeot, Beaune...

The Olympic Flame will be burning on the roads of Burgundy, between the Auxois, the Route des Grands Crus, the Morvan and the Val de Saône. A lovely tour of the Côte d’Or must-sees. Shall we take you there?

From towns to villages, from vineyards to rivers, from forests to historic monuments: the Flame will cross the best of Burgundy.
  • 1- Semur-en-Auxois

    Departure at 8:45 a.m. from the panoramic point on the Route de Saulieu – Arrival at 9:18 a.m. at Aux Croisettes, avenue du Général de Mazilier
    Distance of the Relais de la Flamme course: 3200 meters

    Schedule :

    • 8:30am – 9:30am
      Location: Parcours de la Flamme
      Entertainment: Guard of honor and parade of associations and leisure centers
    • 10am – 4pm
      Location: on the Semur-en-Auxois Mall
      Entertainment: sports and cultural village, workshops, sporting and artistic events
    • Evening: Firemen’s Ball
  • 2 - Saulieu

    Start at 10:00 a.m. from Eglise Saint-Saturnin – Finish at 10:25 a.m. Place du Dr Roclore
    Distance of the Relais de la Flamme course: 939 meters

    Schedule :

    • 7:30am-8:30am
      Location: Promenade Jean Macé
      While waiting for the Flame, breakfast and sports tables
    • 8:30am-9:30am
      Location: Promenade Jean Macé – Esplanade Caprino Veronese
      Entertainment: Parade of associations with clique and brass band
    • 10am – 10.25am
      Location: Promenade Jean Macé
      Entertainment: Guard of honour
    • 10h25
      Location: Courtyard of the museum then forecourt of St Andoche basilica
      Entertainment: choir or soundtrack, opening of the Basilica doors and organ playing
    • 10:30am – 5pm
      Location: Esplanade Caprino Veronese, Place Monge and covered market
      Entertainment: Sports, Culture and Gastronomy Village, sports challenges, cultural areas and guided tours (museum, basilica), wine tasting
    • 22h30
      Open-air cinema
  • 3 - Beaune

    Time of the Olympic Torch Relay: 11:30 am – 12:40 pm
    Distance of the Olympic Torch Relay course: 5,000 meters

    Schedule :

    • 11am – 1pm
      Location: Relay course and specifically Stade Athlétisme and Hôtel Dieu
      Entertainment: “Beaune Supporter de la Flamme” (Beaune Supporter of the Flame)
      Project coordinators and partners: Sports Department, Sports Associations, Sports Office, Conservatory, Extracurricular Centers
    • 12.15pm – 2pm
      Venue: Cité des Climats et des Vins
      Entertainment: Flame Arrival Celebration – BMX Demo and Jazz Band
    • 3pm – 9pm
      Venue: Espace Jeunes Promenade des Buttes
      Entertainment: Youth Festival on the Olympic theme
      MuséoParc Alésia
  • 4 - Museopark - Alesia

    Timetable for the Olympic Torch Relay: 12:43 pm – 1:08 pm
    Distance of the Olympic Torch Relay course: 346 meters

    Schedule :

    • 12pm – 12:40pm
      Entertainment: “Sol Invictus” show by Cie Hervé Koubi / 17 dancers
    • 12:43pm – 1:08pm
      Entertainment: flame dance
    • 1.15pm – 2.15pm
      Entertainment: equestrian show by Lycée La Barotte in Chatillon-sur-Seine
    • 14h30
      Opening of MuséoParc Alésia
  • 5 - Source-Seine

    Time of the Olympic Torch Relay: 15h17 – 15h27
    Distance of the Torch Relay course: 180 meters

    Schedule :

    • 10am – 11:30am
      Location: from the Centre de Loisirs de Bligny-le-Sec to the Parc des Sources de la Seine
      Entertainment: Hiking
    • 12:30 pm – 5 pm
      Location: Parc des Sources de la Seine
      Entertainment: Haie d’Honneur by all children from the Centre de loisirs des Tasselots and participating clubs during the relay.
      Sports and Culture Village with concerts by the Harmonie and Echos de Nos Vallées
      Theatrical guided tours by the Sources de la Seine association
      BMX jumping demonstration – Football, tennis and judo activities – Pony rides
      François Guillotte photo exhibition “La Seine Vagabonde” – Leisure Center exhibition
      “Children’s flags” – Ville de Paris/Musée archéologique de Dijon exhibition – Lithuanian food stand with the Laba Diena association
  • 6 - Saint-Jean-de-Losne

    Timetable for the Olympic Torch Relay: 3:30 pm – 4:17 pm
    Distance of the Olympic Torch Relay course: 2,800 meters

    Program :

    • All day long
      Activities: Reading room, Solex exhibition, Rose Espoir boutique stand, Guinguette on the Quays
    • 9am – 12:30pm
      Location: Arboretum
      Entertainment: Olympiad
    • 2 pm – 3 pm
      Location: Departure from Losne Town Hall – arrival at the Boat
      Entertainment: Parade of associations
    • 5pm – 7pm
      Sound entertainment by Compagnie Ici l’onde: Velocousmonium, electronic yoga, sports-themed sound siesta, sound ping pong table.
    • 9am – 9:30pm
      Type of entertainment: Concerts by Sabotage and two local bands.
    • 22h – 00h
      Ciné-Mix-Concert – Les Pavés de l’Enfer (film about Paris Roubaix 1976, with a mix by Guillaume Malvoisin and Pierre-Olivier Bobo)
  • 7 - Château du Clos de Vougeot

    Time of the Olympic Torch Relay: 17h28 – 17h53
    Distance of the Olympic Torch Relay course: 915 meters

    Schedule :

    • 2pm – 4:30pm
      Place: Place Grangier – Rue du Moulin – Chemin de Flagey
      Activities: Petanque initiation tables – Rugby on an inflatable pitch – Handball games – Tennis ball and precision soccer shooting – Flashmob Danse des Jeux – Climbing (mobile wall) – Bike course – nature awareness workshop – chess initiation.
    • 17h
      Location: Place de la Mairie de Vougeot
      Entertainment: Danse des Jeux by the Nuiton Gymnastics Club “La Sans Peur”.
    • 6.30pm – 8.30pm
      Place: Place Grandier, Vougeot
      Type of entertainment: Sports Village – Petanque initiation tables – Rugby on an inflatable pitch – Handball games – Tennis ball and precision soccer shooting – Flashmob Danse des Jeux
    • 10.30pm – 12am
      Location: Château du Clos de Vougeot
      Type of event: Ciné Plein Air with projection on the château facade in partnership with Les Tourneurs de Côte-d’Or
  • 8 - Dijon

    Time of the Olympic Torch Relay: 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm
    Distance of the Olympic Torch Relay course: 6,000 meters

    Program :

    • All day – 4 sporting and cultural events:
      Cité de la Gastronomie et du Vin – Discover gastronomy from 5 continents – Adapted sports workshop “Put yourself in the shoes of a Paralympic athlete”.
      Place Darcy. Demonstration and workshop with the French Wrestling Federation – Basketball – Badminton – Athletics workshops
      Place de la République – Parcours des Champions – Football Village – Cultural stands Contre-Allées du Parc – Fête du Sport with OMS

    The Côte-d’Or departmental stand at Parc de la Colombière: From 3:30 pm, the departmental stand will welcome the public in a 100m2 marquee to showcase 4 natural sports: climbing, cycling, aeronautics and rowing.


During the passage of the Olympic Flame through Beaune, traffic restrictions will be in place.

Practical information

Parking de la Cité

Olympic Flame finish stage

📢Attention📢

  • The Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne parking lot will be closed on July 12 for the passage of the Flame. You can park at the 📌parking Relais de l’autoroute 📌 to attend the events taking place on the Cité forecourt.
  • Public transport will be closed on July 12 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

On the passage of the Flame

From the Chemin de l'Ecu to the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne

From Thursday, July 11: from 9 p.m., parking will be prohibited in the streets along the route.

Friday, July 12: from 10:15 a.m., traffic will be prohibited in the streets along the route and in adjacent streets. The ring road will remain open, and detour will be set up for motorists.


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