Auvillars-sur-Saône

Auvillars-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Auvillars-sur-Saône
Commune
The Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Auvillars-sur-Saône
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 5°06′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonBrazey-en-Plaine
IntercommunalityCC Rives Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Marc Jaudaux
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
331
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21035 /21250
Elevation176–226 m (577–741 ft)
(avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auvillerois or Auvilleroises.[2]

Geography

Auvillars-sur-Saône is located some 14 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 20 km east by north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux in the north which passes south down the western side of the commune to Pouilly-sur-Saône. The D35A branches off the D996 in the commune and goes to the village then continues south to Glanon. The D20 branches west off the D996 and goes to Bagnot. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Auvillars in the south. Apart from patches of forest in the centre of the commune the land is all farmland.[3]

The Saône river forms the eastern boundary of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Rhône at Lyon. The Raie du Lac flows south through the centre of the commune to join the Saône.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

History

The Chateau was built in 1409 by Jean de Saint-Hilaire and damaged in 1636 by the troops of Matthias Gallas.

Heraldry
Arms of Auvillars-sur-Saône
 Blazon:

Or, a fesse wavy of Azure abased between an eagle in chief of sable and in base two boar heads erased the same surmounted by a mullet of 6 points in Gules; in chief Azure with two cinquefoils of Or.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Georges Louis Henry
20142020Marc Jaudaux

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 331 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 409—    
1800 426+0.58%
1806 419−0.28%
1821 505+1.25%
1831 555+0.95%
1836 526−1.07%
1841 521−0.19%
1846 514−0.27%
1851 515+0.04%
1856 476−1.56%
1861 464−0.51%
1866 475+0.47%
1872 477+0.07%
1876 451−1.39%
1881 442−0.40%
1886 422−0.92%
1891 403−0.92%
1896 390−0.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 381−0.47%
1906 340−2.25%
1911 332−0.48%
1921 291−1.31%
1926 283−0.56%
1931 251−2.37%
1936 236−1.22%
1946 252+0.66%
1954 219−1.74%
1962 211−0.46%
1968 201−0.81%
1975 174−2.04%
1982 180+0.49%
1990 215+2.25%
1999 212−0.16%
2007 283+3.68%
2012 321+2.55%
2017 331+0.62%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) (19th century)[7]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 11 (19th century)[8]
  • A Manor House at CR 14 (18th century)[9]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 21 (19th century)[10]
  • A School at CR 21 (1876)[11]
  • The Town Hall at CR 21 (19th century)[12]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 4 (18th century)[13]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue Corné (18th century)[14]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue des Creux (1817)[15]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (1) (18th century)[16]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (2) (18th century)[17]
  • A Well at Rue du Creux Bâton (19th century)[18]
  • A Fortified Chateau at Rue de l'Eglise (1681)[19]
  • A Farmhouse at RD 996 (18th century)[20]
  • A Manor House at Rue du Tertre (19th century)[21]
  • Houses and Farms (18th - 19th century)[22]

There is a house in the commune that has 2 Weathervanes (18th century) that are registered as historical objects.[23]

Religious heritage
The Church of Sainte-Madeleine

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Presbytery at Rue de l'Eglise (19th century)[24]
  • The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine at Rue de l'Eglise (15th century)[25][26] The Church has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects. Click here for a complete list with links to more details. (in French)
  • A Wayside Coss at RD 35a (1901)[27]
  • An Oratory at RD 996 (16th century)[28]
  • A Cemetery Cross (1844)[29]

Environmental heritage

Because of its efforts for the quality of its nocturnal environment the commune was labeled a "2 star Village" in 2013.[30] The label is awarded by the National Association for the Protection of the sky and night environment (ANPCEN ) and has 5 levels. A panel displayed at the entrances to the village shows this distinction.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Côte-d'Or (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auvillars-sur-Saône, EHESS. (in French)
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070869 Lavoir (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070860 Farm at CR 11 (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070858 Manor House at CR 14 (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070861 Farm at CR 21 (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070855 School at CR 21 (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070854 Town Hall at CR 21 (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070862 Farm at CR 4 (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070863 Farm at Rue Corné (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070864 Farm at Rue des Creux (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070865 Farmhouse 1 at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070866 Farmhouse 2 at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070870 Well at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070856 Fortified Chateau at Rue de l'Eglise (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070867 Farmhouse at RD 996 (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070859 Manor House at Rue du Tertre (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070852 Houses and Farms (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000058 Weathervane (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070857 Presbytery (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070853 Parish Church of Saint-Madelaine (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112076 Parish Church of Saint-Madelaine (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070872 Wayside Cross at RD 35a (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070871 Oratory at RD 996 (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070868 Cemetery Cross (in French)
  30. Rain of stars on Côte d'Or article on Le Bien Public website, 19 February 2014. (in French)
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