Cirque du Bout du Monde

The Cirque du Bout du Monde is a steephead valley and cirque in Burgundy, in the département of near the vineyards of . It is the sole steephead valley. Major features of the valley are a 40 metres waterfall and several caves.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Église Saint-Antoine de Cormot-le-Grand and Église Saint-Germain-d’Auxerre de Santosse.

Church
Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Photo: John Picken, CC BY 2.0.
is a 12th-century feudal castle of neo-Gothic-Burgundian style, rebuilt in the 15th century. In the 19th century, it was completely restored and covered with glazed burgundy tiles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nolay and Santosse.

Village
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
is a commune in the department in eastern France. The 18th-century French physician and encyclopédiste Louis-Anne La Virotte was born in , as was mathematician, physicist and politician Lazare Carnot.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern .

Village
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is a former commune in the department in eastern . On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune .

Cirque du Bout du Monde

Latitude
46.9839° or 46° 59′ 2″ north
Longitude
4.6473° or 4° 38′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FR6XJMW+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4060144458
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2974279
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Cirque du Bout du Monde” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Le Bout du Monde and Vauchignon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grotte de la Tournée and Cirque du Bout du Monde.

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