Comblanchien
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Comblanchien | |
Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 4°55′19″E / 47.1022°N 4.9219°ECoordinates: 47°06′08″N 4°55′19″E / 47.1022°N 4.9219°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Beaune |
Canton | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Blondan |
Area 1 | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 625 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21186 /21700 |
Elevation | 213–351 m (699–1,152 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Comblanchien is a commune just to the south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Geology[]
Comblanchien lies in the Côte d'Or escarpment. The Jurassic limestone of the Côte includes a pink-veined marble called Pierre de Comblanchien which was laid down in the Bathonian epoch.
The stone has characteristics similar to those of marble and is notable for the variety of its shades of colour, the pink of bindweed (Convolvulus) and beige. Its veining harmonizes with any decorative style. It is not susceptible to frost damage, is fine-grained and capable of accepting a polish. It may be slippery if used polished, as a flooring. Its most notable use was in l'Opéra in Paris.
The quarries lie in the Côte overlooking Route Nationale 74, north and south of the village and similar stones are found in other places along the same vein.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 586 | — |
1968 | 679 | +15.9% |
1975 | 641 | −5.6% |
1982 | 572 | −10.8% |
1990 | 540 | −5.6% |
1999 | 633 | +17.2% |
2008 | 691 | +9.2% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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