Aloxe-Corton
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| Commune of Aloxe-Corton | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 51' 37" E |
| Latitude | 47° 03' 59" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Bourgogne |
| Département | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Savines-le-Lac |
| Mayor | Maurice Chapuis (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 218 m–360 m (avg. 248 m) |
| Land area¹ | 2.63 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
172 |
| - Density (1999) | 65/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21010/ 21420 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Aloxe-Corton is a French commune in the département of Côte-d'Or in the région of Burgundy.
[edit] Geography
The commune lies only a few km north-east of Beaune at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune. There, the pretty village of Aloxe is dominated by the Corton hill, nestled between the neighbouring communes of Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses.
[edit] Wine
Aloxe-Corton has gained international fame for its production of top class Burgundy wine. Its appellation Aloxe-Corton AOC includes wine belonging to the Grands Crus Corton (almost all red wine) and Corton-Charlemagne (white).
