Chardonnay (Saône-et-Loire)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon | |
| Canton | Tournus | |
| Community association | Mâconnais Tournugeois | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 52' E | |
| height | 220-375 m | |
| surface | 6.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 197 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71700 | |
| INSEE code | 71100 | |
.jpg) Chardonnay in the Haut-Mâconnais |
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Chardonnay is a French commune in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in Saône-et-Loire . It belongs to the canton of Tournus in the Mâcon arrondissement .
geography
The small community with 197 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the Haut-Mâconnais on the départementale D 58 route between Lugny and Tournus . The hamlet of Champvent to the west is also part of the municipality .
history
Toponymy
The place name is probably derived from the Latin word Cardonnacum : a 'place with many thistles'. Chardon is the French word for ' thistle '.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 174 | 183 | 150 | 163 | 169 | 162 | 175 |
Viticulture
Chardonnay is probably the namesake for the Chardonnay grape variety , which today dominates the Mâconnais vineyards and is also very common worldwide. The wines produced in the village may be marketed under the designation of origin ( Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée ) Mâcon AOC or Mâcon-Chardonnay AOC . The winegrowers' cooperative Cave coopérative vinicole de Chardonnay merged in 1994 with that of the neighboring municipality of Lugny.
Attractions
- Church from the first half of the 12th century
- A lavoir that dates back to the 17th century
- The Manoir de Champvent ( mansion in the hamlet of Champvent) from the 17th century
literature
- Emmanuel Nonain: Chardonnay (Saône-et-Loire) - Monographie historique (Xe-XVIIe siècle) . Presses universitaires de Lyon, 2004.
