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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brochon (French pronunciation: [bʁɔʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Brochon | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′23″N 4°58′18″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Beaune |
Canton | Longvic |
Intercommunality | Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Dupont[1] |
Area 1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 657 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21110 /21220 |
Elevation | 228–546 m (748–1,791 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 550 | — |
1975 | 633 | +2.03% |
1982 | 609 | −0.55% |
1990 | 591 | −0.37% |
1999 | 691 | +1.75% |
2009 | 641 | −0.75% |
2014 | 664 | +0.71% |
2020 | 660 | −0.10% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Some of the vineyards in Brochon are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Gevrey-Chambertin, and some are part of Fixin appellation. Most are however only entitled to the Côte-de-nuits-villages (AOC) appellation. There is no Brochon appellation.
Brochon is twinned with:
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