Hospices de Beaune

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Courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu

The Hospices de Beaune is a charitable instutution in Beaune, France, founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy as a hospital for the poor and needy. The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of French fifteenth-century architecture, is now a museum, services for the sick being provided in modern hospital buildings.

An important charity wine auction is held in November every year (formerly in the great hall of the Hôtel-Dieu).