Beaune

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Coordinates: 47°01′30″N 4°50′23″E / 47.025, 4.83972222222

Commune of Beaune

Courtyard of the Hospices de Beaune
Location
Beaune (France)
Beaune
Administration
Country France
Region Bourgogne
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Beaune
Mayor Alain Suguenot
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 193 m–407 m
(avg. 219 m)
Land area¹ 31.30 km²
Population²
(1999)		 21,923
 - Density 700.4/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 21054/ 21200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Beaune is a commune in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region.

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[edit] Wine

Vineyards on the outskirts of Beaune
Vineyards on the outskirts of Beaune

The area around Beaune, the Côte de Beaune, is known for its Burgundy wines, with Beaune (although lacking a Grand Cru vineyard within the commune) as something of a hub of the wine business, since it is the largest city inside the wine region. Beaune is known for its annual wine sales organized by the Hospices de Beaune.

It is situated on the route des Grands Crus touristic road among the vineyards.

[edit] Hospices de Beaune

Founded in 1442 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, the Hospices are a charity running hospitals and other services for the needy. Following from past donations, they own vineyards in Burgundy.

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[edit] Births

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[edit] See also

Beaune, France
Beaune, France
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