Chardonnay (Saône-et-Loire)

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Chardonnay
Chardonnay (France)
Chardonnay
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton Tournus
Community association Mâconnais Tournugeois
Coordinates 46 ° 31 '  N , 4 ° 52'  E 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

Chardonnay in the Haut-Mâconnais

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

Chardonnay Church

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
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.

Web links

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