Bouzeron

Bouzeron
Commune
Location of Bouzeron
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Bouzeron is located in France
Bouzeron
Bouzeron
Bouzeron is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bouzeron
Bouzeron
Coordinates: 46°53′25″N 4°43′38″E / 46.8903°N 4.7272°E / 46.8903; 4.7272
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementChalon-sur-Saône
CantonChagny
IntercommunalityCA Le Grand Chalon
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Yves Martin[1]
Area
1
3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
126
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71051 /71150
Elevation221–405 m (725–1,329 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouzeron (French pronunciation: [buzʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

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Bouzeron is a wine-growing village located near Chagny. It is 15–20 kilometers (9.3–12.4 miles) from Beaune and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Chalon-sur-Saône.

Wine

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Bouzeron is also an appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Cote Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy for a white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté grape, created in 1998. It is the only communal appellation for Aligoté wine, the rest of them being sold under the regional appellation Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Pinot noir and Chardonnay wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.