Discover Francheville in France
Francheville in the region of Bourgogne with its 204 habitants is a town located in France - some 152 mi or ( 244 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Francheville is now 01:47 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Geneva, Brussels, Velars-sur-Ouche, Troyes, and Talant. When in this area, you might want to check out Geneva . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Francheville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Abbaye de Fontenay
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
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
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 ..
Firework in Dijon
This is a video about the firework show in Dijon on the Bastille Day (La fête nationale) 14/07/2012 The last few minutes are missing because it was a really big rain in the end. ..
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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.
Located at 47.36 4.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 47.58 4.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 47.33 5.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 47.32 5.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 47.32 5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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