Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire

Chardonnay is the commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

Chardonnay
Commune
A general view of Chardonnay
Location of Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Coordinates: 46°30′37″N 4°51′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonTournus
IntercommunalityMâconnais–Val de Saône
Government
 • MayorAlice Karn
Area
1
6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
197
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71100 /71700
Elevation220–375 m (722–1,230 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.

The name is a derivative of Cardonnacum, a Latin term to denote the land of Cardus, the owner of the land surrounding this village during the end of the Roman period. The name is also said to mean an area of thistles. Chardonnay and its surrounding Mâconnais region are probably the cradle of the Chardonnay variety of grape, and certainly the semantic origin of the grape.

In 1994 the vineyard co-operative of Chardonnay amalgamated with that of Lugny.

Sport

The European Lure coursing championships for sighthounds of the FCI were held on 23/24/25 July 2010 in Chardonnay.

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See also

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



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