Pouilly-en-Auxois

Pouilly-en-Auxois
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Arnay-le-Duc
Community association	Pouilly-en-Auxois Bligny-sur-Ouche
Coordinates	47 ° 16 ' N , 4 ° 33' E Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ' N , 4 ° 33' E
height	369-560 m
surface	10.12 km 2
Residents	1,481 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	146 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	21320
INSEE code	21501
Website	http://www.pouilly-en-auxois.fr/

Pouilly-en-Auxois is a French commune with 1,481 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Côte-d'Or in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Beaune and the canton of Arnay-le-Duc (until 2015: canton of Pouilly-en-Auxois ).

geography

Pouilly-en-Auxois is about 40 kilometers west-southwest of Dijon on the Canal de Bourgogne . Pouilly-en-Auxois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bellenot-sous-Pouilly in the north, Civry-en-Montagne in the northeast, Créancey in the east and southeast, Meilly-sur-Rouvres in the south and Thoisy-le-Désert in the west.

The motorway triangle of Autoroute A6 and Autoroute A38 is located in the municipality .

history

The place was initially built on the Saint-Pierre mountain around the earlier, no longer existing castle. The Notre-Dame Trouvée chapel is still located there today. In the 16th century the place was rebuilt deeper in the valley. Later, in 1868, the current Saint-Pierre church was built in the new location.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,046	1,136	1,198	1,396	1,372	1,502	1,447	1,513
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Notre-Dame Trouvée chapel

Notre-Dame Trouvée chapel from the 13th / 14th centuries century
Saint-Pierre church
Canal Museum
Hall of the chain tugs
Channel enclosure (tunnel length 3.333 km)

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the German community of Lenningen in Baden-Württemberg.

Web links

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