Nolay, Côte-d'Or

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Coordinates: 46°57′09″N 4°38′02″E / 46.9525, 4.634

Commune of Nolay Old market in Nolay
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nolay (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Beaune Côte et Sud
Mayor	M. Pierre Barbiery (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	297 m–542 m (avg. 342 m)
Land area¹	14.3 km²
Population² (1999)	1,547
- Density	108/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	21461/ 21340
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.

Nolay is a town and commune in the Côte-d'Or département of France.

[edit] Geography

Nolay is located in the heart of the Cozanne Valley. The town marks the transition between the forests and plains to the north and west and the hillside vineyards of the wealthy Burgundian wine regions surrounding Beaune and the Chalonnaise hills to the south.

[edit] Sights

Nolay is a small mediaeval market town, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful towns on the southern edge of the Côte-d'Or with its 14th century Central Market and wooden framed houses.

Lazare Carnot's birth house is a local attraction.

[edit] Transportation

The D973 runs through the town from La Rochepot and Beaune to the east and Saisy and Autun to the west.

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Bourgogne wine

Lazare Carnot