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Chassagne-Montrachet

Coordinates: 46°56′16″N 4°43′45″E / 46.9378°N 4.7292°E / 46.9378; 4.7292
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Chassagne-Montrachet
The church in Chassagne-Montrachet
The church in Chassagne-Montrachet
Coat of arms of Chassagne-Montrachet
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Chassagne-Montrachet is located in France
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Coordinates: 46°56′16″N 4°43′45″E / 46.9378°N 4.7292°E / 46.9378; 4.7292
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonLadoix-Serrigny
IntercommunalityCA Beaune Côte et Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Céline Dancer[1]
Area
1
6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
275
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21150 /21190
Elevation209–410 m (686–1,345 ft)
(avg. 268 m or 879 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chassagne-Montrachet (French pronunciation: [ʃasaɲ mɔ̃ʁaʃɛ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It used to be known under the name Chassagne-le-Haut, but the name was changed to Chassagne-Montrachet by a decree on November 27, 1879.[3] Around this time, many Burgundy villages appended the name of their most famous vineyard to that of the village name.

Population and politics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962434—    
1968504+16.1%
1975446−11.5%
1982454+1.8%
1990431−5.1%
1999472+9.5%
2008391−17.2%

Chassagne-Montrachet leans to the right in presidential elections. In 2017 it gave 43% of its vote to François Fillon amidst a poor national showing of 20%.

Election Winning candidate Party %
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 67.66
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 66.00
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 68.36
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 82.37
1995 Jacques Chirac RPR 65.37

Wine

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Chassagne-Montrachet is an appellation consisting of 350 ha (865 acres) of clayish limestone located south of Côte de Beaune. Most wine produced in the village is white wine from the Chardonnay grape, although red wine is also made from the Pinot noir grape.

The village shares two Grand Cru vineyards - Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet - with the neighbouring village of Puligny-Montrachet, and also includes the entirety of a third, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, within its boundaries. These three vineyards produce some of the most expensive and long-lived white wines in the world.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Syndicat Viticole de Chassagne-Montrachet: Histoire Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-11-18 (in French)