As part of the canton of Semur-en-Auxois, it is located at an altitude of some 366 metres (1,201 ft) in the vicinity of the communes of Beurizot and of Normier. The river Armançon and the Canal de Bourgogne pass through the commune.
The parish church, Église Saint-Thibault, dates from the 13th-17th century.[3] The church was part of the Priory of Saint-Thibault, that once held the relics of Saint Theobald of Provins.