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La Rochepot | |
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| Coordinates:46°57′32″N4°40′47″E / 46.9589°N 4.6797°E /46.9589; 4.6797 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Arnay-le-Duc |
| Intercommunality | CA Beaune Côte et Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Véronique Richer[1] |
Area 1 | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 281 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21527 /21340 |
| Elevation | 324–561 m (1,063–1,841 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Rochepot (French pronunciation:[laʁɔʃpo]) is acommune inFrance inBourgogne-Franche-Comté,Côte-d'Ordepartment. It is a part of thecanton of Arnay-le-Duc and of thearrondissement of Beaune. It has a hillsidecastle, converted to achâteau, on the D973 road betweenBeaune andNolay on the way toSaisy.
TheINSEE code is 21527.
La Rochepot is known for its castle, theChâteau de la Rochepot. The earliest record of the castle dates back to 1180 when it was called "Château de La Roche Nolay". In 1403, the castle was bought by Regnier Pot, a knight, who renamed it.
The commune of La Rochepot is famous for itswinemaking traditions. The primary cultivated grape varieties arePinot Noir andChardonnay.[3]
La Rochepot has anoceanic climate (Köppen climate classificationCfb). The average annual temperature in La Rochepot is 10.2 °C (50.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 837.3 mm (32.96 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.3 °C (66.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Rochepot was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F) on 9 January 1985.
| Climate data for La Rochepot (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1949−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.0 (89.6) | 36.2 (97.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 14.7 (58.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 2.1 (35.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −14.5 (5.9) | −5.5 (22.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.5 (34.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −6.0 (21.2) | −11.0 (12.2) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 67.6 (2.66) | 56.2 (2.21) | 55.1 (2.17) | 68.2 (2.69) | 82.9 (3.26) | 72.5 (2.85) | 65.9 (2.59) | 59.6 (2.35) | 71.3 (2.81) | 81.3 (3.20) | 81.9 (3.22) | 74.8 (2.94) | 837.3 (32.96) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 123.1 |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 275 | — |
| 1975 | 258 | −0.91% |
| 1982 | 272 | +0.76% |
| 1990 | 241 | −1.50% |
| 1999 | 260 | +0.85% |
| 2007 | 281 | +0.98% |
| 2012 | 289 | +0.56% |
| 2017 | 291 | +0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
In 2010, of 171 persons of working age (15–64 years old), 120 were regarded as economically active; theeconomic activity rate was 70,2% compared to 71.9% in 1999. Of the 120 active persons, 115 persons (65 men and 50 women) had a job, five were jobless (3 men and 2 women). Of the 51 economically inactive persons, 14 persons were schoolchildren and students, 24 were retired and 13 were inactive for other reasons.[6]
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