Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle

Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle

Chateau

Coat of arms
Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle

Coordinates: 47°40′15″N 5°01′36″E / 47.6708°N 5.0267°E / 47.6708; 5.0267Coordinates: 47°40′15″N 5°01′36″E / 47.6708°N 5.0267°E / 47.6708; 5.0267
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Dijon
Canton Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Agnès Bastian
Area1 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 265
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 21304 / 21580
Elevation 309–493 m (1,014–1,617 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 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.

Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

The castle was built between 1705 and 1725 by Jacques Eléonor Rouxel de Grancey on the location of a medieval fortress, erected in 1098 by Ponce de Grancey.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841670—    
1851717+7.0%
1861668−6.8%
1866601−10.0%
1874551−8.3%
1881617+12.0%
1886464−24.8%
1896381−17.9%
1926302−20.7%
1962288−4.6%
1968310+7.6%
1975317+2.3%
1982269−15.1%
1990278+3.3%
1999292+5.0%
2008265−9.2%

See also

References

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