Former Saint-Étienne church

The former Church of Saint-Étienne, in Dijon

The former Church of Saint-Étienne is a building laden with history, a stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes of Dijon. The Dijon audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this building with multiple lives, whose walls reveal several centuries of history.

The building with multiple lives

Located a stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes, the former Church of Saint-Étienne seems to have lived several lives, as testified by the different centuries that its walls reveal. Built in the fifteenth century on an older building, it was altered and restored over time, mixing the styles and the eras. Its history is eventful: a former place of worship, the church was deconsecrated then assigned to various uses over the centuries, sheltering in turn different institutions. This succession of functions has left its imprint on the building, which keeps the memory of these transformations. A witness of the rich past of Dijon, the former Church of Saint-Étienne is discovered with respect, keeping in mind its original religious vocation, in a district at the heart of the history of the town.

What to see

You admire, with respect, the former church built in the fifteenth century, whose walls reveal several centuries of history and alterations, deconsecrated then assigned to various uses over time, a witness of the rich past of Dijon, a stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes. The former Church of Saint-Étienne is a building laden with history of Dijon. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The former Church of Saint-Étienne lies a stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes, in the heart of Dijon, reachable on foot. You admire its exterior from the street; the building, deconsecrated and assigned to various uses, follows its own conditions of access, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the history of the former Church of Saint-Étienne of Dijon?

Built in the fifteenth century on an older building, it was altered over time then deconsecrated and assigned to various uses over the centuries; its walls reveal these multiple lives, a stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes.

Where is the former Church of Saint-Étienne of Dijon?

A stone's throw from the Palace of the Dukes, in the heart of Dijon, in France.