Aloxe-Corton | |
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 A vineyard in Aloxe-Corton | |
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 Location of Aloxe-Corton | |
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| Coordinates:47°03′59″N4°51′37″E / 47.0664°N 4.8603°E /47.0664; 4.8603 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Ladoix-Serrigny |
| Intercommunality | CA Beaune Côte et Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Maurice Chapuis[1] |
Area 1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 135 |
| • Density | 51.3/km2 (133/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21010 /21420 |
| Elevation | 218–360 m (715–1,181 ft) (avg. 248 m or 814 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aloxe-Corton (French pronunciation:[alɔskɔʁtɔ̃])[3] is acommune in theCôte-d'Ordepartment in theBourgogne-Franche-Comté region of easternFrance.
The commune lies about 4 km north by north-east ofBeaune and 40 km south-west ofDijon at the northern end of theCôte de Beaune. There, the village of Aloxe is dominated by the Corton hill, nestled between the neighbouring communes ofLadoix-Serrigny andPernand-Vergelesses. The D974 road forms the south-eastern border of the commune but does not enter. Access to the commune is by the D115D running north-west off the D974 to the village then continuing north-west to join the D18 road south ofPernand-Vergelesses. There is an extensive network of country roads throughout the commune which is entirely farmland, with the edge of the Bois de Corton in the north forming the northern border.[4]
The only stream in the commune is the Fosse des Branots in the south flowing to the east.
There are no villages or hamlets in the commune other than Aloxe-Corton.[4]
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Aloxe-Corton has anoceanic climate (Köppen climate classificationCfb). The average annual temperature in Aloxe-Corton is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 777.7 mm (30.62 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.9 °C (69.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aloxe-Corton was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 9 January 1985.
| Climate data for Aloxe-Corton (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−2002) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.7 (101.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 0.6 (33.1) | 7.0 (44.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −13.2 (8.2) | −5.1 (22.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | −8.2 (17.2) | −12.8 (9.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61.1 (2.41) | 51.5 (2.03) | 50.7 (2.00) | 61.0 (2.40) | 81.8 (3.22) | 67.7 (2.67) | 62.0 (2.44) | 53.3 (2.10) | 65.2 (2.57) | 75.9 (2.99) | 77.0 (3.03) | 70.5 (2.78) | 777.7 (30.62) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 117.6 |
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Aloxe-Corton comes from theCeltic "al" meaning "high place"[dubious –discuss].
The name of its Grand Cru vineyardCorton was added to that of the village on 22 March 1862.
Legend has it that the EmperorCharlemagne granted the lands in 775, initially planting some 70 vines. The vines were located in the area of "Curtis Otto" (i.e.Corton). The beneficiaries were the Canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Andoche Saulieu.
Henri Poisot has a large collection of postcards of the village with nearly one hundred and fifty and still growing.
He also has a large number of photos and old documents. Henri Poisot published a book entitled:1728-1999 - History of the Cartography of the Great Vineyards of Burgundy(in French), a book of 102 pages with three folding maps. The book is available only from the Athenaeum in Beaune and from the Author.
| Blazon: Or, an eagle crowned double-headed in sable terraced in base azure charged with a burgundy cup argent with two handles |
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List of Successive Mayors of Aloxe-Corton[6]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2026 | Maurice Chapuis |
Aloxe-Corton hastwinning associations with:[7]
Ürzig (Germany) since 1966.The inhabitants of the commune are known asAloxois orAloxoises in French.[8]
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Aloxe-Corton has three castles and a church:
There is also aLavoir (Public laundry) (1902)
which is registered as a historical monument.[14]
Aloxe-Corton is one of the wine communes of theCôte de Beaune. The southern and eastern parts of the Corton hill, including most of its vineyards, are located in the commune, including vineyards used to produce wines under the twoGrand Cruappellation Corton (mostly red, some white) andCorton-Charlemagne (only white).
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