Fontaine de l’Essort

Fontaine de l’Essort is a spring in Cormot-Vauchignon, Arrondissement of Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Fontaine de l’Essort is situated near the waterfall Cascade du Cul de Menevault, as well as near the spring Fontaine de l’Été.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cirque du Bout du Monde and Château de la Rochepot.

Cirque du Bout du Monde

Valley

The Cirque du Bout du Monde is a steephead valley and cirque in Burgundy, in the département of Côte-d'Or near the vineyards of Beaune. It is the sole costalorian steephead valley. Major features of the valley are a 40 metres waterfall and several caves.

Château de la Rochepot

Photo: John Picken, CC BY 2.0.

Château de La Rochepot 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. Château de la Rochepot is situated 3½ km southeast of Fontaine de l’Essort.

Chapelle Saint-Abdon d’Évelle

Church

Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Saint-Abdon d’Évelle is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Fontaine de l’Essort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vauchignon and Santosse.

Vauchignon

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Vauchignon is a former commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cormot-Vauchignon.

Santosse

Village

Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santosse is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Santosse is situated 3 km northwest of Fontaine de l’Essort.

Cormot-le-Grand

Village

Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cormot-le-Grand is a former commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cormot-Vauchignon. Cormot-le-Grand is situated 3 km south of Fontaine de l’Essort.

Fontaine de l’Essort

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Cormot-Vauchignon, Arrondissement of Beaune, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.98772° or 46° 59′ 16″ north

Longitude

4.65632° or 4° 39′ 23″ east

Open location code

8FR6XMQ4+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4060144459

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cascade du Cul de Menevault and Fontaine de l’Été.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Le Bout du Monde and En Gringard.

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