Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux explained

Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux (21).svg
Coordinates:47.1728°N 5.0828°W
Arrondissement:Beaune
Canton:Nuits-Saint-Georges
Mayor:Samia Djemali[1]
Term:2022 - 2026
Elevation Min M:199
Elevation Max M:227
Area Km2:6.75
Insee:21191
Postal Code:21910

Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux (in French pronounced as /kɔʁsɛl lɛ sito/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

History

The commune is located 18 km south of Dijon. It held several names throughout its history: Corcellae (in 871), Curcella (between 1100 and 1110), Curcellae (in 1163), Corcellae in Silva (throughout the 13th century), Corcellae in Nemore (in 1212), Corcellae aux Bois (in 1217), Corclles le bois lez Citeaux (in 1375),Courcelles le bois les Cisteulx (in 1544), Courcelles les Bois (in 1637), Corcelles lez Citeaux (in 1645) and Corcelles au Bois (under the first Republic).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Présentation - Mairie de Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux. www.corcelles-les-citeaux.fr. fr. 2017-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115062538/http://www.corcelles-les-citeaux.fr/presentation. 2018-01-15. dead.