Volnay, Côte-d'Or

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

Volnay
The church in Volnay
Coat of arms
Location of Volnay
Volnay
Volnay
Coordinates: 47°00′08″N 4°46′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonLadoix-Serrigny
IntercommunalityBeaune Côte et Sud
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Rossignol
Area
1
7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
241
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21712 /21190
Elevation209–393 m (686–1,289 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In the middle of the Côte de Beaune, it is a well-known appellation of Burgundy wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962424    
1968464+9.4%
1975452−2.6%
1982411−9.1%
1990355−13.6%
1999323−9.0%
2005297−8.0%
2008286−3.7%
2010274−4.2%
2015241−12.0%

Wine

In general, the wines are lighter than most other red Burgundies from the Côte-d'Or. 80,000 cases of red wine come from its 242ha of vineyards, of which 115ha is split among 26 Premier Crus.[2] The most notable of these are Bousse d'Or, Champans, Clos des Chenes, Clos des Ducs, Les Caillerets, Santenots and Taille Pied.

Red wine from the Santenots vineyard is classified as Volnay Santenots, whereas white wine from the same vineyard can call itself Meursault Premier Cru or Meursault Santenots.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "The Villages". Bouchard Père et Fils. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

Further reading

  • Coates, Clive (1997) Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy Weidenfeld Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83607-2


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