Bagnot is located some 30 km south ofDijon and 15 km east by north-east ofBeaune. Access to the commune is by the D20 fromArgilly in the west which passes through the village and continues east toAuvillars-sur-Saône. The D35E goes south from the village to the D973. TheA36 autoroute passes through the south of the commune from west to east but has no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit 1 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.[3]
TheSereine river flows through the commune and the village from the north-east and continues south-west to join theMeuzin nearPalleau. Two tributaries feed the Sereine from the commune - one fed by theÉtang de Menans just west of the commune and the other from theGrand Étang west of the village. Another stream rises in the east of the commune and flows east through theÉtang Limonet andÉtang du Moulin, both just east of the commune, to theSaône river atGlanon.[3]
AFarmhouse at Les Granges de Bagnot (18th century)[11] The Farmhouse contains a Statue of the Sacred Heart (19th century) which is registered as an historical object.[12]
TheChurch of the Nativity (12th century).[16] The Church is aRomanesque building novel originally from the 12th and 13th centuries and later redesigned. It is decorated with murals from the 15th century (they are dated 1484) on the theme of the Last Judgment which were discovered in 1862. In particular there are theDiables de Bagnot (The Devils of Bagnot) that made this church famous. The walls and thechoir vaults depict scenes from sacred history: TheAnnunciation, 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.[17]