Beaune
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Commune of Beaune |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Mayor | Alain Suguenot (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 193 m–407 m (avg. 219 m) |
| Land area¹ | 31.30 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
21,923 |
| - Density | 700.4/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 21054/ 21200 |
| 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. | |
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Beaune is a commune in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region.
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[edit] Wine
The area around Beaune, the Côte de Beaune, is known for its Burgundy wines, with Beaune (although lacking a Grand Cru vineyard within the commune) as something of a hub of the wine business, since it is the largest city inside the wine region. Beaune is known for its annual wine sales organized by the Hospices de Beaune.
It is situated on the route des Grands Crus touristic road among the vineyards.
[edit] Hospices de Beaune
Founded in 1442 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, the Hospices are a charity running hospitals and other services for the needy. Following from past donations, they own vineyards in Burgundy.
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
Beaune was the birthplace of:
- Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), mathematician
- Félix Ziem (1821-1911), painter in the style of the Barbizon School
- Bruno Latour (born 1947), anthropologist
- Étienne-Jules Marey, scientist and chronophotographer
[edit] Twin towns
Beaune is twinned with:
Missoula, Montana, United States- Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - since October 21, 2006
Bensheim, Germany - since June 12, 1960.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Malmedy, Belgium - since June 11, 1962
Krems, Austria - since March 23, 1976
Katsunuma, Japan - since September 18, 1976
Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- Beaune tourism office (in French)
- Châteaux in and around the town of Beaune
- Hospices de Beaune English.
- Hospices de Beaune Fuller version in French.
- Pictures of Beaune Basilica: [1], [2], [[3]],[[4]]
- Refresh yourself here: [[5]]
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