Savigny-lès-Beaune | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Savigny-lès-Beaune (Côte-d'Or).svg |
Arrondissement: | Beaune |
Canton: | Ladoix-Serrigny |
Insee: | 21590 |
Postal Code: | 21420 |
Mayor: | Sylvain Jacob[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Beaune Côte et Sud |
Coordinates: | 47.0642°N 4.8192°W |
Elevation Min M: | 229 |
Elevation Max M: | 577 |
Area Km2: | 35.98 |
Savigny-lès-Beaune (in French pronounced as /saviɲi lɛ bon/, literally Savigny near Beaune) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.[2]
Savigny-lès-Beaune has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Savigny-lès-Beaune is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Savigny-lès-Beaune was on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 1985.
See main article: Savigny-lès-Beaune wine.
Savigny-lès-Beaune is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune in the Côte-d'Or region.
The village houses several buildings of architectural interest, including several châteaux, a Romanesque clock tower and a church dedicated to St. Cassien.
The Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune dates from the fourteenth century. It has museums that have little to do with its wine producing activities. The Château has several museum collections: "Musee de la moto" (~250 motorbikes, from 1902–1960); "Musee de la Voiture de Course Abarth" (Abarth racing cars); "Musee de l'Aéronautique" (aviation - around 80 aircraft, mostly warbirds, including many by Dassault and Mikoyan/MiG); "Musee de al Maquettes d'Avion" (around 2,500 model aircraft); "Musee du Tracteur Enjambeur" (tractors); "Musee du Matériel Vinaire et Viticole" (viticulture); and "Musee des Pompeurs" (fire engines).[3]