Auvillars-sur-Saône | |
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 The Castle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Auvillars-sur-Saône | |
  Auvillars-sur-Saône  Auvillars-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates:47°03′47″N5°06′11″E / 47.0631°N 5.1031°E /47.0631; 5.1031 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Brazey-en-Plaine |
| Intercommunality | CC Rives Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marc Jaudaux[1] |
Area 1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 339 |
| • Density | 50.3/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21035 /21250 |
| Elevation | 176–226 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. | |
Auvillars-sur-Saône (French pronunciation:[ovilaʁsyʁson], literallyAuvillars onSaône) is acommune in theCôte-d'Ordepartment in theBourgogne-Franche-Comté region of easternFrance.
Auvillars-sur-Saône is located some 14 km south-east ofNuits-Saint-Georges and 20 km east by north-east ofBeaune. Access to the commune is by the D996 road fromCorcelles-lès-Cîteaux in the north which passes south down the western side of the commune toPouilly-sur-Saône. The D35A branches off the D996 in the commune and goes to the village then continues south toGlanon. The D20 branches west off the D996 and goes toBagnot. 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]
TheSaône river forms the eastern boundary of the commune as it flows south to eventually join theRhône atLyon. TheRaie du Lac flows south through the centre of the commune to join the Saône.[3]
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The Chateau was built in 1409 by Jean de Saint-Hilaire and damaged in 1636 by the troops ofMatthias Gallas.
| 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. |
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Georges Louis Henry |
| 2014 | 2026 | Marc Jaudaux |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAuvillerois orAuvilleroises in French.[5]
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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]There is a house in the commune that has 2 Weathervanes (18th century)
that are registered as historical objects.[24]
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
[25][26][27] The Church has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[26][28][29][30]Because of its efforts for the quality of its nocturnal environment the commune was labeled a "2 star Village" in 2013.[31] 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.
