Fixin
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Côte-d'Or | |
Arrondissement | Beaune | |
Canton | Longvic | |
Community association | Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ E | |
height | 230-565 m | |
surface | 10.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 754 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 21220 | |
INSEE code | 21265 | |
The church of the hamlet of Fixey near Fixin |
Fixin is a French commune and one of the northern wine-growing towns on the Côte de Nuits in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with 754 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located about eight kilometers south of Dijon .
Attractions
- Parc Noisot is about 650 m above the village . There in the forest stands the monument “Éveil de Napoléon à l'Immortalité” created by François Rude . It was donated at the time by an officer of his Imperial Guard.
- In the hamlet of Fixey stands the oldest church on the Côte d'Or from the 10th century with a roof in the style of the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Wine-growing area
Fixin winemakers can choose to sell their wine under the municipality name or as Côte de Nuits-Villages. The wines have a strong resemblance to those of Gevrey-Chambertin , but lack a bit of its luster. Particularly noteworthy among the Premiers Crus are Clos de la Perrière and Clos du Chapitre. Both locations are on the western outskirts.
Web links
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