Cruzille | |
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 The church in Cruzille | |
 Location of Cruzille | |
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| Coordinates:46°30′29″N4°47′50″E / 46.5081°N 4.7972°E /46.5081; 4.7972 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | Hurigny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Charpy-Puget[1] |
Area 1 | 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 264 |
| • Density | 23.8/km2 (61.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71156 /71260 |
| Elevation | 230–476 m (755–1,562 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cruzille is acommune in theSaône-et-Loiredepartment in theregion ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance.
Besides the town proper, Cruzille is also composed of five hamlets :Collonge,Sagy-le-Haut andSagy-le-bas, located in the winegrowing valley in the east, andFragnes andOuxy, in the west, on the other side of theBois de la Montagne. BothFragnes andOuxy are remarquable by the fact they are turned towards theCormation valley at the border between the winegrowing valley of theHaut-Mâconnais and the more cattle farming oriented valley of Cluny.
Cruzille is a wine-producing village in the area of production of Mâcon-Lugny with the three villages ofLugny,Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé andBissy-la-Mâconnaise. Most vineyards are composed of chardonnay which is almost exclusively vinified at theCave de Lugny. There are however several independent winemakers in the village such Domaine des Vignes du Maynes and Domain Guillot-Broux (which was a pioneer in organic wines in France starting back in 1954).
There is a national forest (La forêt des Grisons) composed of deciduous trees and conifers in the village.
The inhabitants are calledCruzillois. There are around 200 inhabitants.
There are no more schools in the village. There is a nursery in the old school building.Older children can go to primary school toLugny orSaint-Gengoux-de-Scissé. There is a secondary school inLugny.Forlycées, teenagers should go to high school toTournus but some also decide to go one inMâcon.
Cruzille is part theNotre-Dame-des-Coteaux en Mâconnais parish based in the nearby village ofLugny.
Cruzille's economy is mostly in the wine-making industry.
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