Brochon

Brochon is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Brochon
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of 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
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Rémy
Area ^1	7.46 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	645
• Density	86/km^2 (220/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	417	—
1800	412	−1.2%
1806	418	+1.5%
1821	419	+0.2%
1831	444	+6.0%
1836	433	−2.5%
1841	432	−0.2%
1846	444	+2.8%
1851	461	+3.8%
1856	436	−5.4%
1861	454	+4.1%
1866	444	−2.2%
1872	404	−9.0%
1876	418	+3.5%
1881	455	+8.9%
1886	436	−4.2%
1891	437	+0.2%
1896	448	+2.5%
1901	401	−10.5%
1906	394	−1.7%
1911	375	−4.8%
1921	323	−13.9%
1926	326	+0.9%
1931	316	−3.1%
1936	307	−2.8%
1946	349	+13.7%
1954	392	+12.3%
1962	442	+12.8%
1968	550	+24.4%
1975	633	+15.1%
1982	609	−3.8%
1990	591	−3.0%
1999	691	+16.9%
2008	644	−6.8%

Wine

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.

Twin towns

Brochon is twinned with:

• Weinolsheim, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.