Savigny-lès-Beaune

Savigny-lès-Beaune
Commune
Chateau

Coat of arms
Savigny-lès-Beaune
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Savigny-lès-Beaune
Coordinates: 47°03′51″N 4°49′09″E / 47.0642°N 4.8192°E / 47.0642; 4.8192Coordinates: 47°03′51″N 4°49′09″E / 47.0642°N 4.8192°E / 47.0642; 4.8192
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Beaune
Canton Ladoix-Serrigny
Intercommunality Beaune Côte et Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Chapulliot
Area1 35.98 km2 (13.89 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,372
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 21590 /21420
Elevation 229–577 m (751–1,893 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.

Savigny-lès-Beaune is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Wine

Savigny-lès-Beaune is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune. The village houses several buildings of architectural interest, including several châteaux, a Romanesque clock tower and a church dedicated to St. Cassien.

Château and museums

The main Château dates from the fourteenth century. It has museums that have little to do with its wine producing activities. The Château has several museum collections: "Musee de la moto" (~250 motorbikes, from 1902-1960); "Musee de la Voiture de Course Arbath" (Abarth racing cars); "Musee de l'Aéronautique" (aviation - around 80 aircraft, mostly warbirds, including many by Dassault and Mikoyan/MiG); "Musee de al Maquettes d'Avion" (around 2,500 1:72 scale model aircraft); "Musee du Tracteur Enjambeur" (tractors) ; "Musee du Matériel Vinaire et Viticole" (viticulture); "Musee des Pompeurs" (fire engines).[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,220—    
19681,285+5.3%
19751,410+9.7%
19821,404−0.4%
19901,392−0.9%
19991,422+2.2%
20081,372−3.5%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune, Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune, accessed 18 August 2015


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