Aloxe-Corton
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°03′59″N 4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°ECoordinates: 47°03′59″N 4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Beaune | |
| Canton | Beaune-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Beaune Côte et Sud | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Maurice Chapuis | |
| Area1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 135 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21010 /21420 | |
| Elevation | 218–360 m (715–1,181 ft) (avg. 248 m or 814 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aloxe-Corton (/alɔs.kɔʁtɔ̃/) is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aloxois or Aloxoises
The commune lies about 4 km north by north-east of Beaune and 40 km south-west of Dijon at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune. There, the pretty village of Aloxe is dominated by the Corton hill, nestled between the neighbouring communes of Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses. The D974 road forms the south-eastern border of the commune but does not enter. Access to the commune is by the D115D running north-west off the D974 to the village then continuing north-west to join the D18 road south of Pernand-Vergelesses. There is an extensive network of country roads throughout the commune which is entirely farmland, with the edge of the Bois de Corton in the north forming the northern border.
The only stream in the commune is the Fosse des Branots in the south flowing to the east.
There are no villages or hamlets in the commune other than Aloxe-Corton.
Aloxe-Corton comes from the Celtic "al" meaning "high place".
Aloxe-Corton is pronounced "Aloss-Corton" (like Brussels or Auxerre).
The name of its Grand Cru vineyard Corton was added to that of the village on 22 March 1862.
Legend has it that the Emperor Charlemagne granted the lands in 775, initially planting some 70 vines. The vines were located in the area of "Curtis Otto" (i.e. Corton). The beneficiaries were the Canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Andoche Saulieu.
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