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Prairay Destination Guide

Delve into Prairay in France

Prairay in the region of Bourgogne is a city in France - some 150 mi or ( 242 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Prairay

Current time in Prairay is now 06:55 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Brussels, Velars-sur-Ouche, Troyes, Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche, and Prairay. While being here, make sure to check out Brussels . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Prairay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Abbaye de Fontenay

4:09 min by vdmaart
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Fontenay was founded in 1119 by St Bernard as a filiation of Clairvaux and owns the oldest Cistercian church that still exists. Due to the French Revolution, the very successful abbey was abandonned i ..

Ford Falcon Sprint 1964 Dijon GPAO 2012 Masters Touring Cars

6:37 min by TeamATSLeMans
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Ford Falcon Sprint 1964 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or GPAO 2012 Masters Touring Cars Qualification: 2nd, 1:39674 Preparation: Team ATS Le Mans ..


Stéphane Romecki / Stéphane Raffin / Chevron B16 / Endurance VHC 2012: Dijon 2h

8:37 min by A3SR
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stephane-romecki.com -After a good start from the 1st line, Stephane Romecki was really fast and lead some laps before a technical problem stop his race... -Après un bon départ en promière ligne, Stép ..

Vélo 8 juillet.avi

2:00 min by Christian Gentilhomme
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Interesting facts about this location

Dijon-Prenois

Dijon-Prenois is a 3.801 km motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends. Opened in 1972, Dijon-Prenois hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix five times, and the Swiss Grand Prix in 1982. The non-championship 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was also held at Dijon.

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Located at 47.36 4.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dijon, Formula One circuits, French Grand Prix, Motorsport venues in France, Sport in Burgundy, Sports venues in Côte-d'Or, Swiss Grand Prix, Visitor attractions in Côte-d'Or

CEA Valduc

CEA/Valduc or the Valduc Centre for Nuclear Studies is a French nuclear facility (CEA, direction of military applications) dedicated to the study, manufacturing, maintenance and dismantling of nuclear weapons. The site was acquired in 1957 by the CEA and the centre built in 1958. It has an area of 6.7 km² (now 7.5 km²), while the actual site occupies 1.8 km². Seventeen basic nuclear installations are on the site, comprising a total of 25,000 m² of floor space.

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Located at 47.58 4.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Military of France, Nuclear weapons program of France

Félix Kir

Canon Félix Kir (January 22, 1876 - April 26, 1968) was a French Catholic priest, resistance fighter and politician. He was born at Alise-Sainte-Reine on the Côte-d'Or. He entered a small seminary at Plombières-lès-Dijon in 1891 and was ordained 1901. He then worked as a parish priest. During the occupation of France during World War II, he took an active part in the French Resistance, helping with the escape of 5,000 prisoners of war from a camp at Longvic.

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Located at 47.33 5.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1876 births, 1968 deaths, Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, People from Côte-d'Or

Champmol

The Chartreuse de Champmol, formally the Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol, was a Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, which is now in France, but in the 15th century was the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. The monastery was founded in 1383 by Duke Philip the Bold to provide a dynastic burial place for the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, and operated until it was dissolved in 1791, during the French Revolution.

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Located at 47.32 5.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Arts in the court of Philip the Good, Buildings and structures in Dijon, Carthusian monasteries in France, Gothic art, History of Dijon

Well of Moses

The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter (1340-1405/6). It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, now in France.

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Located at 47.32 5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Arts in the court of Philip the Good, Buildings and structures in Dijon, History of Dijon, Statues of Jesus, Vandalized works of art, Visitor attractions in Dijon