Aloxe-Corton

Aloxe-Corton

Coat of arms
Aloxe-Corton

Coordinates: 47°03′59″N 4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°E / 47.0664; 4.8603Coordinates: 47°03′59″N 4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°E / 47.0664; 4.8603
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Beaune
Canton Beaune-Nord
Intercommunality Beaune Côte et Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Maurice Chapuis
Area1 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 166
 • Density 63/km2 (160/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)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
The village, surrounded by its vineyards.

Aloxe-Corton (/alɔs.kɔʁtɔ̃/)[1] 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[2]

Geography

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.[3]

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.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

 Pernand-Vergelesses Magny-les-Villers Corgoloin
Savigny-les-Beaune Ladoix-Serrigny
   Aloxe-Corton  
Chorey-les-Beaune

Etymology

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.

History

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.

Postcards on Aloxe-Corton

Henri Poisot has a large collection of postcards of the village with nearly one hundred and fifty and still growing.

He also has a large number of photos and old documents. Henri Poisot published a book entitled: 1728-1999 - History of the Cartography of the Great Vineyards of Burgundy (French), a book of 102 pages with three folding maps. The book is available only from the Athenaeum in Beaune and from the Author.

Heraldry

 Blazon:

Or, an eagle crowned double-headed in sable terraced in base azure charged with a burgundy cup argent with two handles

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aloxe-Corton[4]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2020 Maurice Chapuis

(Not all data is known)

Twinning

Aloxe-Corton has twinning associations with:[5]

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 166 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population Change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
200 214 235 236 264 251 234 230 214
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
192 194 227 240 245 265 267 249 245
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
236 224 224 233 238 223 239 233 263
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
285 243 218 198 187 172 181 166 -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Sites and Monuments

Château of Corton André from the 19th century

Aloxe-Corton has three castles and a church:

There is also a Lavoir (Public laundry) (1902) which is registered as a historical monument.[9]

Wine

Sign and Vineyards
Cuverie Corton Grancey
Domaine Comte Senard

Aloxe-Corton is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune. The southern and eastern parts of the Corton hill, including most of its vineyards, are located in the commune, including vineyards used to produce wines under the two Grand Cru appellation Corton (mostly red, some white) and Corton-Charlemagne (only white).

Wineries

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

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