Auvillars-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [ovilaʁ syʁ son], literally Auvillars on Saône) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Auvillars-sur-Saône
The Castle
The Castle
Coat of arms of Auvillars-sur-Saône
Location of Auvillars-sur-Saône
Map
Auvillars-sur-Saône is located in France
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Auvillars-sur-Saône is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Auvillars-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 5°06′11″E / 47.0631°N 5.1031°E / 47.0631; 5.1031
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonBrazey-en-Plaine
IntercommunalityCC Rives Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Jaudaux[1]
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
335
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21035 /21250
Elevation176–226 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.

Geography edit

Auvillars-sur-Saône is located some 14 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 20 km east by north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux in the north which passes south down the western side of the commune to Pouilly-sur-Saône. The D35A branches off the D996 in the commune and goes to the village then continues south to Glanon. The D20 branches west off the D996 and goes to Bagnot. 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]

The Saône river forms the eastern boundary of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Rhône at Lyon. The Raie du Lac flows south through the centre of the commune to join the Saône.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages edit

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History edit

The Chateau was built in 1409 by Jean de Saint-Hilaire and damaged in 1636 by the troops of Matthias Gallas.

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Auvillars-sur-Saône
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.



Administration edit

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2014 Georges Louis Henry
2014 2026 Marc Jaudaux

Demography edit

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auvillerois or Auvilleroises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 409—    
1800 426+0.58%
1806 419−0.28%
1821 505+1.25%
1831 555+0.95%
1836 526−1.07%
1841 521−0.19%
1846 514−0.27%
1851 515+0.04%
1856 476−1.56%
1861 464−0.51%
1866 475+0.47%
1872 477+0.07%
1876 451−1.39%
1881 442−0.40%
1886 422−0.92%
1891 403−0.92%
1896 390−0.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 381−0.47%
1906 340−2.25%
1911 332−0.48%
1921 291−1.31%
1926 283−0.56%
1931 251−2.37%
1936 236−1.22%
1946 252+0.66%
1954 219−1.74%
1962 211−0.46%
1968 201−0.81%
1975 174−2.04%
1982 180+0.49%
1990 215+2.25%
1999 212−0.16%
2007 283+3.68%
2012 321+2.55%
2017 331+0.62%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage edit

Civil heritage edit

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) (19th century) [8]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 11 (19th century) [9]
  • A Manor House at CR 14 (18th century) [10]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 21 (19th century) [11]
  • A School at CR 21 (1876) [12]
  • The Town Hall at CR 21 (19th century) [13]
  • A Farmhouse at CR 4 (18th century) [14]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue Corné (18th century) [15]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue des Creux (1817) [16]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (1) (18th century) [17]
  • A Farmhouse at Rue du Creux Bâton (2) (18th century) [18]
  • A Well at Rue du Creux Bâton (19th century) [19]
  • A Fortified Chateau at Rue de l'Eglise (1681) [20]
  • A Farmhouse at RD 996 (18th century) [21]
  • A Manor House at Rue du Tertre (19th century) [22]
  • Houses and Farms (18th - 19th century) [23]

There is a house in the commune that has 2 Weathervanes (18th century)  that are registered as historical objects.[24]

Religious heritage edit

 
The Church of Sainte-Madeleine

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Presbytery at Rue de l'Eglise (19th century) [25]
  • The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine at Rue de l'Eglise (15th century) [26][27] The Church has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[26]
  • A Wayside Coss at RD 35a (1901) [28]
  • An Oratory at RD 996 (16th century) [29]
  • A Cemetery Cross (1844) [30]

Environmental heritage edit

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.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auvillars-sur-Saône, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070869 Lavoir (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070860 Farm at CR 11 (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070858 Manor House at CR 14 (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070861 Farm at CR 21 (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070855 School at CR 21 (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070854 Town Hall at CR 21 (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070862 Farm at CR 4 (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070863 Farm at Rue Corné (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070864 Farm at Rue des Creux (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070865 Farmhouse 1 at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070866 Farmhouse 2 at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070870 Well at Rue du Creux Bâton (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070856 Fortified Chateau at Rue de l'Eglise (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070867 Farmhouse at RD 996 (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070859 Manor House at Rue du Tertre (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070852 Houses and Farms (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM21000058 Weathervane (in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070857 Presbytery (in French)
  26. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070853 Parish Church of Saint-Madelaine (in French)
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00112076 Parish Church of Saint-Madelaine (in French) 
  28. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070872 Wayside Cross at RD 35a (in French)
  29. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070871 Oratory at RD 996 (in French)
  30. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00070868 Cemetery Cross (in French)
  31. ^ Rain of stars on Côte d'Or article on Le Bien Public website, 19 February 2014. (in French)

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