Marsannay-la-Côte

Marsannay-la-Côte
Marsannay-la-Côte
Location within Burgundy region  Marsannay-la-Côte
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Chenôve
Mayor	Jean-Francois Gondellier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	238–477 m (781–1,565 ft) (avg. 275 m/902 ft)
Land area1	12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Population2	5,127  (2008)
- Density	399 /km2 (1,030 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21390/ 21160
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°16′17″N 4°59′22″E / 47.2713888889°N 4.98944444444°E / 47.2713888889; 4.98944444444

Marsannay-la-Côte is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne (Burgundy) in eastern France.

Geography

Marsannay-la-Côte contains a strip of vineyards on the slope of the Côte d'Or. The vineyards are the most northerly part of the Burgundy wine region. In the plain of the Saône to the east, large fields are visible. The original village is now flanked by small modern housing developments. There is 186ha of vineyards, 202ha of agricultural land and 523ha of communal woodland on the Jurassic limestone hills to the West.

The village is situated 6 km South-West of Dijon and is on the Route des Grands Crus (which loosely translates as the "road of great vineyards") that traverses the Burgundy wine region.

Population

Historical population of Marsannay-la-Côte

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
617	584	591	619	703	730	761	832	788	783

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
840	837	825	819	855	892	875	813	808	769

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
743	757	793	895	914	978	1124	1872	4060	6588

1982	1990	1999	2008
5941	5216	5211	5127

Administration

List of mayors

Period	Name	Party	Background
1983 - 2008	M. Gérard Laborier	unregistered
Since March 2008	M. Jean-Francois Gondellier	unregistered
Earlier data are not known

Wine

Main article: Marsannay wine

Marsannay-la-Côte vineyards, which form part of Côte de Nuits, produce wine of all three colours - red (Pinot Noir), white (Chardonnay) and rosé (Pinot Noir) - which is unique for a communal appellation in the Burgundy wine region. The commune's appellation d'origine contrôlée is called Marsannay, without the "la-Côte" part.^[1].

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or département
• French wine
• Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier (1837-1905), born in Marsannay-la-Côte

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Vineyards of Marsannay

External links

• Marsannay-la-Côte on a map of France
• Marsannay-la-Côte on Mapquest
• Officiel website
• Marsannay-la-Côte tourist office
• Description of Marsannay-la-Côte
• Château de Marsannay