Fixin

Fixin
Commune
The church in the hamlet of Fixey

Coat of arms
Fixin
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Fixin
Coordinates: 47°14′47″N 4°58′23″E / 47.2464°N 4.973°E / 47.2464; 4.973Coordinates: 47°14′47″N 4°58′23″E / 47.2464°N 4.973°E / 47.2464; 4.973
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Beaune
Canton Longvic
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Geneviève Peltier
Area1 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 753
 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 21265 /21220
Elevation 230–565 m (755–1,854 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France. The French archaeologist Roland Martin (1912–1997) died in Fixin.

Wine

Fixin is one of the wine communes of Côte de Nuits.

Administration

List of mayors
PeriodNamePartyBackground
March 2001 - currentGeneviève Peltier--
Earlier data are not known

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962498—    
1968566+13.7%
1975817+44.3%
1982883+8.1%
1990826−6.5%
1999785−5.0%
2008753−4.1%

Sights

  • Fixey Church (built 10th & 12th century) stands in the middle of the vineyards, a masterpiece of Roman architecture. The oratory of St Anthony and the square bell tower date from 902. The eastern and western parts of the nave were rebuilt in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The apse was enlarged in 1720. The tower is now covered in glazed tiles.
  • Church of St Martin (12th century)
  • The Washhouse (19th century)
  • Museum and Park Noisot

See also

References


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