Brochon

Brochon

Chateau
Brochon
Administration
Country France
Region Burgundy
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Dijon
Canton Gevrey-Chambertin
Intercommunality Gevrey-Chambertin
Mayor Claude Rémy
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 228–546 m (748–1,791 ft)
Land area1 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population2 644  (2008)
 - Density 86 /km2 (220 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 21110/ 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brochon is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

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Population

Historical population of Brochon
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 417 412 418 419 444 433 432 444 461 436
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 454 444 404 418 455 436 437 448 401 394
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 375 323 326 316 307 349 392 442 550 633
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 609 591 691 644

Wine

Some of the vineyards in Brochon are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Gevrey-Chambertin, and some are part of Fixin appellation. Most are however only entitled to the Côte de Nuits-Villages appellation. There is no Brochon appellation.

Twin towns

Brochon is twinned with:

See also

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