Fixin

Fixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France. The French archaeologist Roland Martin (1912–1997) died in Fixin.

This article is about A French commune. For Fixin' (Slang), see Preparedness.

Fixin
Commune
The church in the hamlet of Fixey
Coat of arms
Location of Fixin
Fixin
Fixin
Coordinates: 47°14′47″N 4°58′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonLongvic
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Geneviève Peltier
Area
1
10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
754
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21265 /21220
Elevation230–565 m (755–1,854 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wine
Main article: Fixin wine

Fixin is one of the wine communes of Côte de Nuits.

Administration
List of mayors
PeriodNamePartyBackground
March 2001 - currentGeneviève Peltier--
Earlier data are not known

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962498—    
1968566+13.7%
1975817+44.3%
1982883+8.1%
1990826−6.5%
1999785−5.0%
2008753−4.1%

Sights
  • Fixey Church (built 10th & 12th century) stands in the middle of the vineyards, a masterpiece of Roman architecture. The oratory of St Anthony and the square bell tower date from 902. The eastern and western parts of the nave were rebuilt in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The apse was enlarged in 1720. The tower is now covered in glazed tiles.
  • Church of St Martin (12th century)
  • The Washhouse (19th century)
  • Museum and Park Noisot
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See also

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


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