Santenay, Côte-d'Or
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Santenay (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tnɛ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Santenay | |
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View of Santenay from Mont de Sène. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Santenay | |
  Santenay Location within France  Santenay Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°54′49″N 4°41′53″E | |
| 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) | Guy Vadrot[1] |
Area 1 | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 820 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21582 /21590 |
| Elevation | 211–522 m (692–1,713 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lying at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, it is an appellation of Burgundy wine.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,007 | — |
| 1975 | 1,008 | +0.01% |
| 1982 | 1,014 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 1,008 | −0.07% |
| 1999 | 904 | −1.20% |
| 2007 | 839 | −0.93% |
| 2012 | 859 | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 892 | +0.76% |
| 2023 | 820 | −1.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
Santenay is the location of the chateau of Philip the Bold (1342-1404), Duke of Burgundy. The chateau is open to the public and has its own wine cellars and wine tasting and sale.
Wine
Around 85% of the wine from Santenay is red wine made from Pinot noir. The wines are solid, tending more towards the rustic than the elegant, but are cheaper than the big names of the more famous Côte de Beaune villages to the north. Santenay has 124 ha of Premier Crus in its 379ha.[4]
See also
- Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
- French wine
- Burgundy wine
- Côte de Beaune
- Ensemble Santenay - an ensemble specializing in the performance of Early Music.
