Vix, Côte-d'Or

French commune
nomcommune=Vix

région=Bourgogne
département=Côte-d'Or
arrondissement=Montbard
canton=Châtillon-sur-Seine
insee=21711
cp=21400
maire=Alain Aubert
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays Châtillonnais
longitude=4.54
latitude=47.906
alt moy=328 m
alt mini=196
alt maxi=306 m
hectares=353
km²=3.53
sans=107
date-sans=1999
dens=30
date-dens=1999

Vix is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Archaeology

The area around the village of Vix is the site of an important prehistoric complex from the Celtic Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, comprising an important fortified settlement and several burial mounds. The most famous of the latter, the Vix Grave, also known as the grave of the Lady of Vix, dates to circa 500 BC. Her grave had never been looted and contained remarkably rich grave offerings, including a great deal of jewellery and the Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from antiquity.

ee also

* Girart de Roussillon