Gevrey-Chambertin

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Coordinates: 47°13′38″N 4°58′05″E / 47.2272222222, 4.96805555556

Commune of Gevrey-Chambertin

Vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin
Location
Gevrey-Chambertin (France)
Gevrey-Chambertin
Administration
Country France
Region Bourgogne
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Dijon
Canton Gevrey-Chambertin
Mayor Jean-Claude Robert
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 212 m–510 m
(avg. 287 m)
Land area¹ 24.77 km²
Population²
(1999)		 3,258
 - Density 131/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 21295/ 21220
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Gevrey-Chambertin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

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[edit] Geography

The Vignoble de Gevrey-Chambertin is a cru of the Côte de Nuits which lies along the foot of the Cote-d'Or escarpment, to the south of Dijon and with the broad Saône valley plain to its east. It produces a red Burgundy wine.

This satellite photograph shows Gevrey Chambertin in its context. The village is just to the north of centre. The strip of vineyards on the slope of the Côte d'Or lies north and south in the centre while to its west is the woodland on the Jurassic limestone hills. In the plain of the Saône to the east, the large fields are visible. The curving line is the autoroute, A31. To the west of this, the straight line through the village is the railway from Dijon to the South with a large marshalling yard (Gevrey-Triage). The north-south line of property boundaries to the east of the A31 appears to be the line of a Roman road from Dijon to the southern end of the Forest of Cîteaux, to the south of the abbey.

Demographic development
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
2517 2613 3001 2582 2825 3258
Number recorded beginning in 1962 : Population without duplication

[edit] Administration

List of mayors
Period Name Party Background
March 2001 M. Jean-Claude Robert
Earlier data are not known

[edit] Sites and monuments

  • Castle of Montculot-Lamartine (XVIIIth century), formerly property of french romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine. Il belonged also to famous commodore de Roquefeuil's family, who fought during the Seven Years War on his vessel "la Belle Poule";
  • small 13th century inhabited castle at the higher end of the village. There is a photograph of the château in the 'Details of the wines' link below.
  • beautiful 12th century church

[edit] Notable people

Maurice Boitel, 20th century painter. See also French page.

[edit] Grand Crus

There are eight grand cru vineyards within or near the boundaries of Gevrey-Chambertin. These include

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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