Discover Quétigny: Parks, Walking Routes and Culture

Quétigny offers a range of options for your stay: walking routes through parks, other green spaces, golf, culture and local events. If you’re looking for a hotel in Quétigny, you can start planning your trip by deciding which of these activities you want to shape your days. The walking time for a route, the tram stops and specific event dates each offer different points of reference.

Walking routes through parks and along waterways

The Entre Mirande et Cromois circular route is 7.5 kilometres long, marked in yellow and easy to walk. The estimated walking time is about 2 hours and 45 minutes—a useful guide when planning time for a walk or hike. The route starts in Quétigny’s old town centre and passes through Parc Henri-Détang and Parc du Grand-Chaignet. Along the way, it follows the Cromois and the Mirande stream, and passes through Parc des Cèdres.

The Coulée verte also runs between the Grand Marché tram stop and Espace Mendès-France. The Allées cavalières include a path between residential areas and fields. There you’ll find children’s play equipment, a sand basketball court and two sports and health stations. The Entre Mirande et Cromois circular route and the paths of the Allées cavalières thus offer different points of reference for planning time outdoors.

Green spaces with specific facilities

Parc Henri-Détang has children’s play equipment and benches, as well as boules courts that are freely accessible. Parc des Cèdres is heavily wooded and lies close to both Parc Henri-Détang and Église Saint-Martin. Parc du Grand Chaignet adds to the green spaces with play equipment, tables and barbecue facilities. The parks therefore differ in more than just their names: when planning, you can take into account, for example, the woodland setting of Parc des Cèdres, the boules courts at Parc Henri-Détang, or the tables and barbecue facilities at Parc du Grand Chaignet.

Golf and equestrian activities

Golf Bluegreen Quetigny Grand Dijon has an 18-hole course. The grounds are hilly, and the Mirande River winds through them. Personalised lessons are available, from beginner to advanced level, as one-to-one sessions or group courses. The course, its landscape and the lessons are different aspects to consider when deciding whether golf suits your travel interests.

Centre Sportif Equestre Les Allées Cavalières offers pony activities as well as riding for leisure or competition. In May, the centre hosts show jumping and dressage competitions. If one of these events is important to your travel plans, check the specific dates in advance.

Architecture and cultural activities

Église Saint-Martin was built between 1842 and 1846 on a small hill, on the site of an earlier building. Château de la Motte features a polychrome glazed-tile roof with geometric decoration and a French-style garden. The central residential complexes also shape Quétigny’s appearance: their coloured glass mosaic façades include 134 shades and are an essential part of the identity of the “ville-paysage” (landscape town) planned in the 1960s.

École Municipale de Musique, de Danse et des Arts offers activities in music, dance, singing, visual arts and drawing. This range of arts activities complements the architectural sights with another cultural focus. You can therefore explore different sides of Quétigny when choosing your excursions, rather than limiting your stay to a single theme.

Games, events and local producers

The Ludothèque CSF at La Parenthèse lets you borrow or play on site with more than 2,000 games or toys. The Fête du jeu is a special annual event organised by Ludothèque CSF and its partners. If you’d like to include this event in your trip, check the dates for your planned stay.

The Grand marché bio de Quétigny includes around 50 local producers. This offers another point of reference for the local character of your stay, alongside the green spaces, cultural activities and outdoor pursuits.

Getting between Quétigny and Dijon

Tram line T1 connects central Quétigny with Dijon railway station. In Quétigny, it serves the Cap Vert, Grand Marché and centre ville stops. The T1 therefore offers a different point of reference for planning than the circular route: it provides a connection between Quétigny and Dijon and serves three named stops in town, while the route has an estimated walking time for a path through parks and along waterways. If you plan to use the tram, check the timetable in advance.

Discover more destinations: Ivry-en-Montagne, Saint-Marc-Sur-Seine, Thenissey, Chazilly, Rouvray, Fontaine-Lès-Dijon, Précy-sous-Thil, Rochefort-sur-Brévon.

For the regional travel overview: Cote-Dor.