Marsannay-la-Côte

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Coordinates: 47°16′17″N 4°59′22″E / 47.2713888889, 4.98944444444

Commune of Marsannay-la-Côte
Location
Marsannay-la-Côte (France)
Marsannay-la-Côte
Administration
Country France
Region Bourgogne
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Dijon
Canton Chenôve
Mayor M. Gérard Laborier
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 238 m–477 m
(avg. 275 m)
Land area¹ 12,85 km²
Population²
(1999)		 5211
 - Density 405/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 21390/ 21160
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

Marsannay-la-Côte is a French commune, situated in the département of Côte-d'Or, in the région of Bourgogne (Burgundy).

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[edit] Geography

Marsannay-la-Côte contains a strip of vineyards on the slope of the Côte d'Or. The vineyards are the most northerly part of the Burgundy wine region. In the plain of the Saône to the east, large fields are visible. The original village is now flanked by small modern housing developments. There is 186ha of vineyards, 202ha of agricultural land and 523ha of communal woodland on the Jurassic limestone hills to the West.

The village is situated 6km South-West of Dijon and is on the Route des Grands Crus (which loosely translates as the "road of great vineyards") that traverses the Burgundy wine region.

[edit] Administration

List of mayors
Period Name Party Background
March 2001 M. Gérard Laborier
Earlier data are not known

[edit] Wine making

Marsannay-la-Côte vineyards produce wine of all three colours - red (Pinot Noir), white (Chardonnay) and rosé (Pinot Noir) - which is unique in the Burgundy wine region. The vineyards also have a first class wine Commune Appellation of the Côte de Nuits[1].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Vineyards of Marsannay
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