Bagnot is located some 30 km south of Dijon and 15 km east by north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D20 from Argilly in the west which passes through the village and continues east to Auvillars-sur-Saône. The D35E goes south from the village to the D973. The A36 autoroute passes through the south of the commune from west to east but has no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit some 5 km east of the commune. The commune is extensively forested in the south with forests also in the north-west; the centre of the commune is farmland. The Sereineriver flows through the commune and the village from the north-east and continues south-west to join the Meuzin near Palleau. Two tributaries feed the Sereine from the commune - one fed by the Étang de Menans just west of the commune and the other from the Grand Étang west of the village. Another stream rises in the east of the commune and flows east through the Étang Limonet and Étang du Moulin, both just east of the commune, to the Saône river at Glanon.
In 2010 the commune had 129 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
A Farmhouse at CVO 2 Meix Martin
A Farmhouse at D20
A Town Hall/School at D20
A Farmhouse at Les Granges de Bagnot The Farmhouse contains a Statue of the Sacred Heart which is registered as an historical object.
Houses and Farms
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
A Cemetery Cross at D20
A Presbytery at D20
The Church of the Nativity. The Church is a Romanesque building novel originally from the 12th and 13th centuries and later redesigned. It is decorated with murals from the 15th century on the theme of the Last Judgment which were discovered in 1862. In particular there are the Diables de Bagnot that made this church famous. The walls and the choir vaults depict scenes from sacred history:The Annunciation, Saints, Evangelists, and donors. The arch in the choir is decorated with a calendar representing the twelve months of the year with scenes of daily life. The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects. For a complete list including links to descriptions .
