Pommard Explained

Pommard
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Pommard (21).svg
Arrondissement:Beaune
Canton:Ladoix-Serrigny
Insee:21492
Postal Code:21630
Mayor:Jacques Frotey[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Beaune Côte et Sud
Coordinates:47.01°N 4.7958°W
Elevation M:248
Elevation Min M:215
Elevation Max M:411
Area Km2:10.05

Pommard (in French pronounced as /pɔmaʁ/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Famous for its Côte de Beaune wine production, Pommard is situated directly south of Beaune along the Route des Grands Crus. The D973 runs through the village from Beaune and then on to Saisy and Autun.

Wine

See main article: Pommard wine.

Like Nuits-Saint-Georges, the name of Pommard was made famous as a marketplace for wines from better areas, in the days before Appellation Controlee. The fact that its name is easy for foreigners to pronounce also helped. 130,000 cases produced from 337 hectares makes it the second biggest area by production after Beaune. 135 hectares of that is Premier Cru, of which Les Epenots and Les Rugiens are the most notable.

Pommard produces purely red wine - no whites.

Village

The square bell tower of its eighteenth-century church, characterise the village and on the hills that surround Pommard, the vineyards dominate the landscape.

International relations

Pommard is twinned with Nackenheim, Germany

See also

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.