Semur-en-Auxois
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Coordinates: 47°29′29″N 4°20′01″E / 47.4914°N 4.3336°ECoordinates: 47°29′29″N 4°20′01″E / 47.4914°N 4.3336°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Sadon |
Area 1 | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,131 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21603 /21140 |
Elevation | 237–423 m (778–1,388 ft) (avg. 286 m or 938 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Semur-en-Auxois (French pronunciation: [səmyʁ ɑ̃.n‿o(k)swa]) is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The engineers Edmé Régnier L'Aîné (1751–1825) and Émile Dorand (1866-1922), and the Encyclopédiste Philippe Guéneau de Montbeillard (1720–1785) were born in Semur-en-Auxois, while the military engineer Vauban (1633–1707) was educated at the Carmelite college.
Semur-en-Auxois has a medieval core, built on a pink granite bluff more than half-encircled by the River Armançon. The river formerly provided motive power for tanneries and mills, but its flow is now somewhat reduced by the . The dam was built upstream in the 19th century to provide water for the Canal de Bourgogne.
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Sport[]
Semur-en-Auxois was the start of Stage 6 in the 2007 Tour de France.
International relations[]
Semur-en-Auxois is twinned with:
Cranleigh in Surrey, UK (since 2008)
Laigueglia in Italy
Höhr-Grenzhausen in Germany
Sights[]
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- The church, La Collégiale Notre-Dame, was started in 1225 and built in flamboyant Gothic style. It was restored in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc. The north tympanum depicts the legend of St. Thomas.
- La porte Sauvigny, built in the 15th century, marks the entrance to the city
- The fortified castle, built in the 13th century and dismantled in the 17th century. Parts visible today are:
- La tour de l'Orle d'Or, with a height of 44 metres and walls 5 metres thick
- La tour de la Gehenne
- La tour de la Prison
- La tour Margot, behind the theatre.
- Bridges of the city crossing the Armançon:
- Le pont Joly, which provides a picturesque view of the city
- Le pont Pinard
- Le pont des Minimes
- The ramparts provide a promenade with views of the river
See also[]
- The Sinemurian Age of the Jurassic Period of geological time is named for Semur-en-Auxois
- Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Communes of Côte-d'Or
- Burgundy
- Sinemurian
- Côte-d'Or geography stubs