Saint-Bris-le-Vineux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Auxerre-3 | |
| Community association | Auxerrois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 3 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 102-297 m | |
| surface | 31.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,024 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89290 | |
| INSEE code | 89337 | |
| Website | http://saint-bris-le-vineux.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Bris-le-Vineux |
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Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is a French commune with 1,024 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement Auxerre and the canton Auxerre-3 (until 2015: canton Auxerre-Est ).
geography
Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is located about five kilometers south-southeast of Auxerre on the Yonne , which borders the municipality in the west. Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Augy in the north and northwest, Quenne in the north, Chitry in the northeast, Saint-Cyr-les-Colons in the east, Irancy in the south and southeast, Vincelottes in the south, Escolives-Sainte- Camille in the southwest and Champs-sur-Yonne in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 895 | 902 | 893 | 943 | 1,015 | 1,045 | 1,095 | 1,085 |
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Viticulture
Viticulture is particularly important in the local area under the protected appellation Saint-Bris ; Sauvignon white wines in particular are produced here. To a lesser extent, grapes from the Sauvignon Gris grape variety are used.
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Prix-et-Saint-Cot from the 12th century with alterations from the 15th century, monument historique since 1904 , Renaissance portal since 1960 separate monument historique
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the German municipality of Schoden in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1984 and with the British municipality of Wrea Green in Lancashire (England) since 2005.
Personalities
- Dreux IV. De Mello (1138–1218), Lord of Saint-Brix
- Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu-Martin (1847–1943), politician, education (1904–1906), justice (1913) and social affairs minister (1914–1915)
- Jean-Marc Thibault (1923-2017), director
