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Molesme Destination Guide

Explore Molesme in France

Molesme in the region of Bourgogne with its 238 inhabitants is a town in France - some 112 mi or ( 180 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Molesme is now 03:26 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Brussels, Vougrey, Villiers-sous-Praslin, Villiers-les-Moines, and Villemorien. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Brussels . Where to go and what to see in Molesme ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Molesme Abbey

Molesme Abbey was a well-known Benedictine monastery in Molesme, in Laignes, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, on the border of the Dioceses of Langres and Troyes.

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Located at 47.93 4.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1090s establishments, Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Côte-d'Or, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Cluniac monasteries in France, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Côte-d'Or

Canton of Les Riceys

The Canton of Les Riceys is one of the 22 cantons of the arrondissement of Troyes, in the Aube department, in northern France. It consists of 7 communes: Arrelles Avirey-Lingey Bagneux-la-Fosse Balnot-sur-Laignes Bragelogne-Beauvoir Channes

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Located at 47.99 4.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Cantons of Aube

Vix Grave

The area around the village of Vix in northern Burgundy, France is the site of an important prehistoric complex from the Celtic Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, comprising an important fortified settlement and several burial mounds. The most famous of the latter, the Vix Grave, also known as the grave of the Lady of Vix, dates to circa 500 BC.

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Located at 47.91 4.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeology of France, Barrows, Celtic art, Celtic culture, Historic and archaeological sites in Burgundy, Iron Age Europe, Prehistoric sites in France

Château de Bar sur Seine

The remains of the Château de Bar-sur-Seine are the ruins of a medieval French fortified castle, destroyed in the 16th century. The site is in the town of Bar-sur-Seine in the Aube département. The historic importance of the castle was due to its position on the frontier between Champagne (a vassal County of the King of France) and the Burgundy (a Duchy allied with the English) during the Hundred Years War. At the time, the Château de Bar sur Seine was considered the most important in Burgundy.

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Located at 48.11 4.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Aube, Castles in Champagne-Ardenne, Former castles, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Champagne-Ardenne

Château d'Ancy-le-Franc

The Château d'Ancy-le-Franc, designed by Sebastiano Serlio and constructed 1544-1550, is one of the sites where the Italian Renaissance was introduced, full-blown, to France. The patron was Antoine de Clermont, comte de Tonnerre, the brother-in-law of Diane de Poitiers and a courtier of François I The site in the canton of Ancy-le-Franc near Tonnerre in Burgundy he inherited from his mother. He demolished the old château-fort and used some of its foundations.

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Located at 47.77 4.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Yonne, Historic house museums in Burgundy (French region), Houses completed in 1550, Museums in Yonne