Auvillars-sur-Saône explained
| Auvillars-sur-Saône |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville d'Auvillars-sur-Saône (Côte-d'Or).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Beaune |
| Canton: | Brazey-en-Plaine |
| Insee: | 21035 |
| Postal Code: | 21250 |
| Mayor: | Marc Jaudaux[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Rives Saône |
| Coordinates: | 47.0631°N 5.1031°W |
| Elevation M: | 231 |
| Elevation Min M: | 176 |
| Elevation Max M: | 226 |
| Area Km2: | 6.74 |
Auvillars-sur-Saône (in French pronounced as /ovilaʁ syʁ son/, literally Auvillars on Saône) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Geography
Auvillars-sur-Saône is located some 14 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 20 km east by north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux in the north which passes south down the western side of the commune to Pouilly-sur-Saône. The D35A branches off the D996 in the commune and goes to the village then continues south to Glanon. The D20 branches west off the D996 and goes to Bagnot. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Auvillars in the south. Apart from patches of forest in the centre of the commune the land is all farmland.[2]
The Saône river forms the eastern boundary of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Rhône at Lyon. The Raie du Lac flows south through the centre of the commune to join the Saône.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
The Chateau was built in 1409 by Jean de Saint-Hilaire and damaged in 1636 by the troops of Matthias Gallas.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors[3]
| From | To | Name |
|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Georges Louis Henry |
| 2014 | 2026 | Marc Jaudaux | |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auvillerois or Auvilleroises in French.[4]
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Lavoir (Public laundry) (19th century)[5]
- A Farmhouse at CR 11 (19th century)[6]
- A Manor House at CR 14 (18th century)[7]
- A Farmhouse at CR 21 (19th century)[8]
- A School at CR 21 (1876)[9]
- The Town Hall at CR 21 (19th century)[10]
- A Farmhouse at CR 4 (18th century)[11]
- A Farmhouse at Rue Corné (18th century)[12]
- A Farmhouse at Rue des Creux (1817)[13]
- A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (1) (18th century)[14]
- A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (2) (18th century)[15]
- A Well at Rue du Creux Bâton (19th century)[16]
- A Fortified Chateau at Rue de l'Eglise (1681)[17]
- A Farmhouse at RD 996 (18th century)[18]
- A Manor House at Rue du Tertre (19th century)[19]
- Houses and Farms (18th - 19th century)[20]
There is a house in the commune that has 2 Weathervanes (18th century) that are registered as historical objects.[21]
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Presbytery at Rue de l'Eglise (19th century)[22]
- The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine at Rue de l'Eglise (15th century)[23] [24] The Church has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[23]
- A Wayside Coss at RD 35a (1901)[25]
- An Oratory at RD 996 (16th century)[26]
- A Cemetery Cross (1844)[27]
Environmental heritage
Because of its efforts for the quality of its nocturnal environment the commune was labeled a "2 star Village" in 2013.[28] The label is awarded by the National Association for the Protection of the sky and night environment (ANPCEN) and has 5 levels. A panel displayed at the entrances to the village shows this distinction.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Auvillars-sur-Sa%C3%B4ne/@47.0540271,5.1099512,6167m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f2be2a14446917:0xcfc2849d1bf4118f?hl=en Google Maps
- http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=26611 List of Mayors of France
- https://www.habitants.fr/cote-d-or-21 Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or
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- http://www.bienpublic.com/actualite/2014/02/19/pluie-d-etoiles-sur-la-cote-d-or Rain of stars on Côte d'Or
