Population
153
2022 census — a tiny village
Village · Côte-d'Or
Vougeot / Clos de Vougeot
The Cistercian Château du Clos de Vougeot, ringed by its 50-hectare Grand Cru — the iconic Burgundy photo.
Grand Cru
50.6 ha
47.3 ha in production; the iconic photo
Owners
80+
Across ~100 parcels of the Clos
Confrérie
Chevaliers du Tastevin
Based at the château
The village
Vougeot is a tiny village (153 residents, 2022 census) built around the Château du Clos de Vougeot, the 12th-century Cistercian vat-house — now a museum and seat of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin — ringed by its 50.6-hectare Grand Cru, split among 80+ owners and the iconic photo-op on the Route des Grands Crus (Côte d'Or) (source: compass_artifact_wf-5af489e6...; vougeot-research.md). The château hosts the Saturday-evening gala of Les Trois Glorieuses.
Because the château doesn't make wine, taste inside the walls at Château de la Tour (the only domaine that does everything within them) and in the village at Domaine Bertagna. The marquee stay is Les Sources de Vougeot — the landmark former Château de Gilly, reopened February 2026 with a Caudalie spa — while the village itself offers the simple Hôtel de Vougeot facing the clos (source: vougeot-research.md).
What to see
- 01Château du Clos de Vougeot12th-c. Cistercian vat-house, presses & cellar; seat of the Tastevin.
- 02The 50-hectare walled Grand CruThe iconic photo-op; a 7 km signposted walk circles the Clos.
- 03Château de la TourThe only winery inside the walls — tastings at the source.
- 04Domaine BertagnaVillage cellar door with five Grands Crus and a rare Vougeot white.
Eat, taste & stay
Stay · 5★ château & spa
Les Sources de Vougeot
Former Château de Gilly
Taste · inside the walls
Château de la Tour
Clos de Vougeot
Taste · village cellar
Domaine Bertagna
Rue du Vieux Château
Eat · château lunch
La Table de Léonce
At the Château du Clos de Vougeot
Stay · facing the clos
Hôtel de Vougeot
Rue du Vieux Château
Our notesThe picture-postcard Grand Cru
A single walled vineyard, its Cistercian château, and the Confrérie make this the most photographed clos in Burgundy. The village is tiny — base here but draw on the neighbouring villages for dining and lodging.
For the château and the iconic clos.
§From the wiki
Vougeot is a tiny village (153 residents) famous for the Château du Clos de Vougeot, a 12th-century Cistercian vat-house built up by the monks of Cîteaux and now home to the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (source: compass_artifact_wf-5af489e6...; vougeot-research.md). It is ringed by its 50.6-hectare Grand Cru, the iconic Burgundy photo-op on the Route des Grands Crus (Côte d'Or), and hosts the Saturday-evening gala of Les Trois Glorieuses.
Because the château doesn't make wine, taste inside the walls at Château de la Tour or in the village at Domaine Bertagna; the marquee stay is Les Sources de Vougeot, the former Château de Gilly reopened in February 2026 (source: vougeot-research.md).