Nantoux

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Nantoux
Coat of arms of Nantoux
Nantoux (France)
Nantoux
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Beaune
Canton Ladoix-Serrigny
Community association Agglomeration of Beaune Côte et Sud
Coordinates 47 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 46'  E
height 266-466 m
surface 6.58 km 2
Residents 167 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 21190
INSEE code 21450

View from the vines to the village of Nantoux

Nantoux is a French municipality with 167 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Burgundy ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Beaune and the municipality association Agglomération Beaune Côte et Sud, founded in 2006 .

geography

Nantoux is located in the south of the Côte-d'Or department in the midst of the Côte-d'Or mountains , seven kilometers west of Beaune and about 40 kilometers south-southwest of Dijon . The 6.58 km² municipal area is characterized by the Ruisseau de la Combe / Ruisseau de dessous la Velle brook, which runs in a north-south direction, and which has partially cut into the area over 100 m deep. The stream flows over the Avant-Dheune to the Dheune . The steep slopes are partly wooded and partly planted with vines. While the village of Nantoux lies in the valley at 298 m above sea level, the high plateaus rise to heights of over 400 m above sea level. The highest point is the Montforand in the north of the municipality at 466  m . Nantoux is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Bouze-lès-Beaune in the northeast, Pommard in the east and southeast, Volnay in the south, Meloisey in the west and Mavilly-Mandelot in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 130 125 134 157 155 180 186 170
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Bénigne church from the 16th century, historic monument
  • Croix de l'Orme and other hall crosses
Saint-Bénigne church

Economy and Infrastructure

In Nantoux there are seven farms (cultivation of grain, pulses and oilseeds, goat and sheep breeding) and eleven winemakers. The vines are part of the Burgundy wine-growing region . The winemakers in the municipality of Nantoux are allowed to market their wines as Crémant de Bourgogne , Bourgogne Aligoté , Bourgogne Passetoutgrain and Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire .

Two roads lead from Nantoux to the city of Beaune , seven kilometers away , which forms a supraregional transport hub with connections to the Autoroute A 6 , the Autoroute A 31 and the Autoroute A 36 as well as a train station on the Paris – Marseille railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Nantoux on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Nantoux on insee.fr
  3. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved February 27, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ Farms and winemakers on annuaire-mairie, fr

Web links

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