Baigneux-les-Juifs () is a commune in the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.

department in the

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region of Central-Eastern

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Geography

Baigneux-les-Juifs is located some 25 km east by south-east of

Montbard Montbard () is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. Montbard is a small industr ...

and 10 km south-west of Aignay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D 971 road from Saint-Marc-sur-Seine in the north which passes through the commune east of the village and continues south to Chanceaux. The D 21 branches off the D 971 in the commune and goes north-east, passing through the village, and continuing to

Jours-lès-Baigneux Jours-lès-Baigneux (, literally ''Jours near Baigneux'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Cô ...

. The D 954 goes west from the village to

Étormay Étormay () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes coo ...

. The D 114^A branches off the D 971 at the D 21 intersection and goes east to Orret. The commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Climate

Baigneux-les-Juifs has an

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Baigneux-les-Juifs is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Baigneux-les-Juifs was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 16 January 1985.

History

INCONNU - BAIGNEUX-LES-JUIFS - La Gare du Tramway

In the

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the village was called ''Bagnos'', probably from the Latin ''Balneolum'' meaning "small bath". This name was completed after a Jewish community was allowed to settle there in the 13th century. This community was permanently driven out by the

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in the 15th century. From 1895 to 1933 the commune had a

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operated by the ''Chemins de fer départementaux de la Côte-d'Or'' (Departmental Railway of Côte-d'Or) (CDCO) which connected the village to

Châtillon-sur-Seine Châtillon-sur-Seine () is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. The Musée du Pays Châtillonnais is housed in old abbey of Notre-Dame de Châtillon, within the town, known for its collection of pre-Roman and Roman relics ...

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bagnosiens'' in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *Houses (16th-18th century). One of the houses contains a Statue of Christ bound (1760) which is registered as an historical object. *The Hôtel de la Croix de Fer (Hotel of the Iron Cross) at RN454 (16th century) *A

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(Public laundry) (1869) *The Town Hall/School (19th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has many religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *Wayside Crosses *Monumental Crosses (15th century) *A Cemetery Cross (16th century) *The Sainte-Anne Oratory south of the village (1810). The Oratory contains a Group Sculpture of the Education of the Virgin (16th century) which is registered as an historical object. *The Ermitage de Val de Seine (1633). The Ermitrage (Retreat) contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **The Tombstone of Jehan le Grant (1478) **A Cross (18th century) **A Statue: Saint Joseph and the child Jesus (17th century) **A Statue: Saint-Madeleine (17th century) (Stolen in 1979) **A Statue: Saint-Sebastien (17th century) (Stolen in 1979) **A Statue: Saint-Laurent (16th century) (Stolen in 1979) **A Statuette: Saint-Antoine the Hermit (15th century) (Stolen in 1979) **A Statue: Christ bound (16th century) (Stolen in 1979) **A recessed Placard (19th century) **A

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(17th century) **An Altar painting: the Annunciation (17th century) **An

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Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum, it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate struct ...

, and

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(17th century) *A Presbytery (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Louis Beguin (1747-1831), Mayor of Baigneux-les-Juifs then administrator and MP for

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.