Chenôve

Chenôve
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Chenôve (main town)
Community association	Dijon metropolis
Coordinates	47 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 18 '  N , 5 ° 0'  E
height	238-392 m
surface	7.41 km 2
Residents	13,910 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,877 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	21300
INSEE code	21166
Website	www.ville-chenove.fr
Landscape near Chenôve

Chenôve is a French municipality with 13,910 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .

geography

Since January 1, 2000, the Dijon suburb has been part of the Dijon Métropole municipal association . Chenôve is the third most populous municipality in the Côte-d'Or department.

history

Chenôve is one of the oldest villages on the Côte-d'Or. The name refers to the cultivation of hemp (French "chanvre") in ancient times. In his will of 653, Leodegar von Autun donated the village to his cathedral. The donation was made in 1132 by Pope Innocent III. approved. From the XX. The cultivation of wine in Chenôve is mentioned in the 18th century, and from 1228 the winery of the Dukes of Burgundy ("Clos des Ducs"). The construction of the first ducal wine press was initiated in 1238 by Alix von Vergy. In 1404 to 1407 the presses were renewed. In 1477, after the death of Charles the Bold, the winery is taken over by the French King Louis XI ("Clos du Roi"). From the 20th century, industrial plants were built in the south of the wine village. In particular, the construction of a railway system created many jobs after the First World War. Chenôve experienced a rapid increase in population. During the Second World War there was organized resistance against the German occupation in Chenôve. The place was hit by air raids in 1944 and liberated by the Allies on September 11, 1944. The sharp increase in population from the 1950s onwards led to a housing shortage that could be averted with the construction of new apartments. In 1973 the construction concept was largely completed.

Culture and sights

• Anne-Laprévote square with the Saint-Nazaire church (XIIIth century)
• Natural plateau with a view of the place and the surroundings
• Vineyards on the Route des Grands Crus
• Wine press of the Dukes of Burgundy
  

  Wine press of the Dukes of Burgundy
• Park at the Clos du Roy with a zoological garden.
  

  Agricultural environment of the Clos du Roy in front of the Saint-Nazaire church
• Le Cèdre concert hall

Town twinning

Chenôve has been twinning with the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Limburgerhof since 1975 .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	5517	17,155	21,449	19,389	17,721	16,257	14,841	13,802

Personalities

• Jean-Jean Cornu (* 1819, +1876), painter and illustrator.
• Mark Karpelès (* 1985), entrepreneur

Wine

Chenôve's wine production is part of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) Marsannay .

Web links

Commons : Chenôve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Population development from 1793

Individual evidence

1. ^ Henri Marc, Histoire de Chenôve, près Dijon, Hachette-BNF, (1893) 2013.
2. ↑ ibid.
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.