Small town of Haute-Saone, on the banks of the Ognon, Pesmes takes place about sixty kilometers from Vesoul. Small city of character classified among the most beautiful villages of France, it is close to Chevigney, Cléry and Montagney.
Formerly dependent on the Holy Roman Empire, the Duchy of Burgundy, and the Burgundy Netherlands, the commune of Pesmes joined the kingdom of France in 1678 by the Treaty of Nijmegen. Seigneurie, baronnie, then marquisate, it is today a high place of the regional tourism.
Pesmes presents an impressive architectural and historical heritage, as well as an exceptional natural setting. Its parks and landscapes, appreciated by lovers of outdoor life and unspoiled nature, have earned him the label of Green Station.
Pesmes has a large number of fortified houses and other castles listed or listed historical monument, like the castle of Forges of the eighteenth century castle Rouillaud of the fifteenth century, the royal house of the fifteenth century, or even different houses and farms from the 16th to the 19th century.
The medieval walls of the thirteenth century is still visible in part, and strolling through the old center, you can also admire fountains of the nineteenth century, the town hall of the eighteenth century mills, or the old forges of the seventeenth century.
Listed as an historic monument, the church of Saint-Hilaire was built in the middle of the 12th century. Mainly Romanesque style, it had Gothic additions during its renovation in the eighteenth century. Inside, it is possible to admire a beautiful furniture like a high altar carved gilt wood, a pulpit black marble and polished red stone, or different statues of saints.
Listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage, St. Paul's Church dates from the fifteenth century. Partly restored in the early eighteenth century, it was successively a parish church, a Benedictine chapel, and a hermitage. It is now used as a dwelling.
Other chapels also take place in the town like that of Saint-Roch or the priory of Pesmes and Notre-Dame.
Joly Gardens will offer you breathtaking views from the ramparts, while the Museum of Ancient Forges will allow you to enjoy the history of this once important industry in the area.
To enjoy the beautiful days or to introduce you to the sport, take the direction of the island of Sauvageonne, or the nautical base. The town also offers tennis, as well as several trails accessible on foot or by bike.
- The market is held every Wednesday morning in the Place des Promenades. A flea market and a garage sale are also offered in August.
- In May, Art and Terroir offers meetings with local producers, artists and writers, as well as various activities.
- From June to September, place at Esti'Val de Pesmes with concerts, exhibitions and theatrical performances.
- The festival of the island of Sauvageonne takes place at the beginning of July with many activities.
- Painting contest in the streets, Vision takes place in July.
- The feast of Saint-Hilaire takes place each year in September including a carnival.
Open Val de l'Ognon
- On 1 june 2024
- 7 Chemin des Forges, Site des Forges
- 3rd edition of the Val de l'Ognon Open ! 🏆 - Organised by the Pesmes and Marnay AAPPMAs, this edition of the carnivorous competition will take place on Saturday 1 June 2024 at the Forges site in Pesmes. - A day of competition not to be missed, with 35 senior boats and 30 junior float tubes competing. - A number of partners are involved in this Open, including the Haute-Saône fishing federation, so that the winners can go home with great prizes such as a guide, shopping vouchers, subscriptions to fishing magazines, etc., as well as the memory of an exciting day's fishing !
Exposition "Venise, la Sérénissime" de Maude Maillot
- From 1 to 13 june 2024
- Place des Promenades, Salles des Voûtes
- It's the 'art' side of her many activities that Maude, a sparkling young woman, intends to share with the public. Her solid training at the Besançon Fine Arts School allows her to explore her imagination, to create and express herself freely, without technical limits or constraints. See her photos, paintings and drawings…
Exposition Jardin Imaginaire
- From 1 to 13 june 2024
- Les Voûtes
- Journey into my imaginary garden. Watercolours and drawing have been part of my life since I was a child. - During the confinement of 2020, I rediscovered this long-forgotten passion, a passion that has never left me. - I'm passionate about gardens, nature and colour, and it's with great pleasure that I pick up pencils and paintbrushes to paint whimsical trees and hanging gardens as my imagination takes me.
Ringo Von Elvis - Cie Les Aligotés
- On 1 june 2024
- 7 Chemin des Forges, Théâtre des Forges
- The Ringo K7 Club is proud to welcome you to celebrate the very exciting life, very lo-cal fame and very repetitive demise of their beloved singer, Ringo Von Elvis. A theatrical, fanciful, dilettante biopic whose comic wit comes from its amateurish fa-bricks, its incompetent blunders, its biographical clichés and its simplistic dances bordering on choreographed nothingness. Like Monty Python in a sequined jacket, this humour makes our idols look tiny. It's the iconoclastic strength of the comedy of groupies, the candid and the corny. It's a delight to laugh at these characters, who always shine with their own ridiculousness. It's a real Tock'N Roll moment, just the way we like it.
Musique en Tribune : À Deux Clavecins
- On 2 june 2024
- Eglise Saint-Hilaire
- Pierre Gallon and Matthieu Boutineau invite you to rediscover Couperin's Concerts Royaux in a version for two harpsichords, a rare formation that was nevertheless dear to the Sun King's composer. This is a reading as brilliant as it is moving of these works, full of tenderness, gaiety and invention, a veritable stylistic hinge between the Grand Siècle in its twilight and the dawn of the Enlightenment.
Festival de Caves : CTRL X
- On 7 june 2024
- The play, written by Pauline Peyrade, is based on a dramaturgy borrowed from the way we surf the Internet ; - opening successive windows, moving from one content to another, from a private conversation to a newspaper article, from video content to a musical recording… - To a music recording… - At first glance, Ctrl X is a piece that could be described as technological. We see it as an innovative algorithm - Waiting for a machine capable of making it work at full speed. This is the power of writing, in that it requires very little technology. What about its transposition to the stage ? Is it possible to render the elaborate system of Ctrl X without using heavy technology ? If this question seems technical, it's because Ctrl X is definitely not a play like any other. Continuing this pattern of successive links, it reveals an infinite space where all the echoes of the world can collide. In this way, Ctrl X poses a real question for us as creators. It asks us about our ability to strip a system bare and let life in without compromising the vitality of that same system.
Si l'Imaginaire m'Était Conté
- From 8 to 9 june 2024
- 16 Avenue Jacques Prévost, La Maison Royale
- Our Salon de l'Imaginaire is coming to the Franche-Comté region, to Pesmes (Haute-Saône), and will focus on genre literature (SFFF, in other words : Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fantastique) and role-playing games. - Authors, publishers, exhibitions, round tables, book signings and lots of fun are all on the agenda for our first event, which will take place on 8 and 9 June 2024.
Festival de Caves : Le jeu de la Chèvre
- On 11 june 2024
- Isn't the goat looking up at the mountain, locked in its close, tied to its post, trying to gnaw the rope that holds it back, a great figure of emancipation ? - a great figure of emancipation ? - And what about Mr Seguin, who uses force or words to prevent her from exploring the world in the name of her safety ? - A metaphor for relationships that can be experienced within the family (in the parent/child relationship) or within couples.
Concours Vision d'Artistes
- On 22 june 2024
- Drawing/painting competition organised by the "Cités de caractère Bourgogne Franche-Comté". - Free and open to all.
Exposition : Aline Petiot et Caroline Salomon
- From 29 june to 13 july 2024
- Place des Promenades
- I'm an author of poetry collections and a pastellist. It's impossible to choose between the two - they're both essential and linked ! Self-taught and curious, I progress by taking pastel courses with renowned artists and I patiently observe people and things. - I use dry pastel to create all kinds of colour harmonies and combine rhythms and tones. - Pastel offers an infinite combination of colours and each stick reveals its unctuousness, allowing for all kinds of graphics and all kinds of sensitivities, from the softest to the most powerful. I'm passionate about colour harmonies and luminous atmospheres. Each session brings me something new to share.