Comblanchien

Comblanchien
Town hall
Comblanchien
Location within Burgundy region  Comblanchien
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Mayor	Pierre Blondan (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	213–351 m (699–1,152 ft) (avg. 220 m/720 ft)
Land area1	3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population2	691  (2008)
- Density	191 /km2 (490 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21186/ 21700
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.

Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 4°55′19″E / 47.1022222222°N 4.92194444444°E / 47.1022222222; 4.92194444444

Comblanchien is a commune just to the south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Geology

Comblanchien lies in the Côte d'Or escarpment. The Jurassic limestone of the Côte includes a pink-veined marble called Pierre de Comblanchien which was laid down in the Bathonian epoch.

The stone has characteristics similar to those of marble and is notable for the variety of its shades of colour, the pink of bindweed (Convolvulus) and beige. Its veining harmonizes with any decorative style. It is not susceptible to frost damage, is fine-grained and capable of accepting a polish. It may be slippery if used polished, as a flooring. Its most notable use was in l'Opéra in Paris.

The quarries lie in the Côte overlooking Route Nationale 74, north and south of the village and similar stones are found in other places along the same vein.

Population

Historical population of Comblanchien

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
586	679	641	572	540	633	691

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

• INSEE