Auxey Duresses
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Beaune | |
| Canton | Ladoix-Serrigny | |
| Community association | Beaune Cote et Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 245-482 m | |
| surface | 11.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 304 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21190 | |
| INSEE code | 21037 | |
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Auxey-Duresses is a French municipality with 304 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) and an area of 11.09 square kilometers in the department of Côte-d'Or in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is located in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune , west of Meursault, about eight kilometers from Beaune , at an altitude between 245 and 482 m above sea level. Auxey-Duresses is very well known among experts for its wines .
history
As early as the 8th century had chapter of Autun income in Auxey-le-Petit.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 398 | 407 | 329 | 345 | 351 | 367 | 338 | 307 |
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Viticulture in Auxey-Duresses
The municipality with the appellation of the same name in the vicinity of Meursault and Monthelie has 135 hectares of cultivated area. About 65% of the wine produced is red wine , almost exclusively from Pinot noir , but with the addition of Pinot Liébault and Pinot gris . A small part of the red wine is also sold under the Auxey-Duresses-Côte de Beaune appellation . The other 35% is made up of white wine , made from Chardonnay with the addition of Pinot Blanc . Nine Premiers Crus are produced on 32 hectares of vineyards, the most important of which are Les Bréterins , Climat du Val , Les Duresses , Les Ecusseaux and Reugne .
Attractions
- Church Saint-Martin with Marientriptychon 16th century
- Fragments of Gallo-Roman buildings and mosaics.
- Château de Digoine: The building with the tower dates from the 15th and 19th centuries and is surrounded by a park.
- Château de Melin: The building with four towers and a chapel was built in the 16th century.
- Moulin-aux-Moines: partly medieval buildings with cellars from the 10th and 12th centuries; old water mill; 17th century pigeon house; House of Crossbowmen ; 18th century oven covered with lava.
Parish Church of Saint Martin
Notre-Dame-de-Piété cemetery and chapel
Romanesque church of Saint-Symphorien in Auxey-le-Petit
Web links
- Auxey-Duresses Echo des communes