Dannemoine, a stopover full of surprises, along the Armançon and the Burgundy Canal

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Dannemoine

The church dates back to the 13th century and is large in size. It bears witness to the importance of the town over the centuries.

The Church of Dannemoine © Radio France
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Dannemoine church
Dannemoine church © Radio France
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It still has its Romanesque portal.

Yvan Baudouin, the sculptor

Yvan Baudouin is training stonecutter. Based in Dannemoine, he works Burgundy stone and marble and extracts a bestiary : frog, rabbit, penguin, bear or seahorse. His creations can be found in many cities. We owe him, among other things, the famous Avalon frog Where the tortoise of Saint Florentin.

Yvan Baudouin, sculptor
Yvan Baudouin, sculptor © Radio France
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Works by Yvan Baudouin
Works by Yvan Baudouin © Radio France
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He also creates stone light fixtures … unique pieces as a material challenge.

Stone lighting by Yvan Baudouin
Stone lighting by Yvan Baudouin © Radio France
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Yvan Baudouin is also restorer and worked for the Louvre Museum, the Palace of Versailles, the Invalides, the Saint Germain l’Auxerrois church in Paris and the Château de Vaux le Vicomte.

“At the good inn”

“At the good inn” in Dannemoine is a café, restaurant, tobacconist as we like them! A place where regulars meet and where truckers and others find dishes combining homemade dishes and very reasonable prices!

“At the good inn” Magalie Verdin © Radio France
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A family history since for 60 years it is the Verdin family who has been working behind the bar and in the kitchen. And today is the smile of Magalie Verdin who welcomes you.

“At the good inn” © Radio France
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To discover the calf’s head and its secret recipe!

Dannemoine washhouse

The laundry, whose construction dates from 1877is of the impluvium type with an oval basin, its roof is supported by 12 cast iron posts.

Dannemoine washhouse
Dannemoine washhouse © Radio France
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Dannemoine wash house
Dannemoine wash house © Radio France
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The vineyard at Dannemoine

Before the arrival of phylloxera in 1890 vines and wine were once very present in Dannemoine. A wine which was very famous appreciated in particular by Louis XIV and Alexandre Dumas.

The old press of Dannemoine
The old press of Dannemoine © Radio France
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Witness of this time, the old press of the town. A press dating from the 12th century.

The old press of Dannemoine
The old press of Dannemoine © Radio France
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Today Pierre Louis Crouzet relaunched in the adventure of the vine. A reconversion and a return to basics for this dannemoiseau at heart!

Benjamin Lemaire and Pierre Louis Crouzet
Benjamin Lemaire and Pierre Louis Crouzet © Radio France
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