Timber-framed house

The timber-framed houses, in Dijon

The timber-framed houses are one of the signatures of old Dijon, witnesses of its rich medieval past. The Dijon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these picturesque half-timbered residences, which make the charm of the alleys of the historic centre.

The picturesque residences of medieval Dijon

Here is a house that invites you to go back in time. The half-timbered houses, or timber-framed houses, are numerous in old Dijon and testify to its rich medieval past. This construction technique, common from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, consists of raising a framework of apparent wooden beams, whose spaces are filled with cob or bricks, which gives the façades their characteristic appearance, made of lines of dark wood and light fillings. In Dijon, these residences, sometimes richly sculpted, have often survived the centuries and line the alleys of the old centre. Witnesses of the life of the craftsmen, the merchants and the bourgeois of the past, they offer a journey into the past. Picturesque and laden with history, the timber-framed houses make all the charm of old Dijon, to discover during the walk.

What to see

You admire the picturesque half-timbered houses of old Dijon, with a framework of apparent wooden beams and light fillings, sometimes richly sculpted, which line the alleys of the old centre and testify to the rich medieval past of the town. The timber-framed houses make the charm of old Dijon. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The timber-framed houses are discovered through the alleys of old Dijon, reachable on foot. You admire their façades from the street; they are residences whose access follows its own uses. You discover them throughout a walk in the historic centre.

What is a timber-framed house in Dijon?

A residence built with a framework of apparent wooden beams, whose spaces are filled with cob or bricks; common from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, these half-timbered houses testify to the rich medieval past of Dijon and line the alleys of the old centre.

Where to see the timber-framed houses in Dijon?

Through the alleys of old Dijon, in France.