Semur-en-Auxois

Semur-en-Auxois
Semur-en-Auxois
Commune
	The Pinard Bridge in Semur-en-Auxois
	Coat of arms
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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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Sadon
Area 1	19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	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.

Population[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	4,617	—
1800	4,291	−7.1%
1806	5,065	+18.0%
1821	5,053	−0.2%
1831	4,544	−10.1%
1836	4,035	−11.2%
1846	4,129	+2.3%
1851	3,971	−3.8%
1856	3,708	−6.6%
1861	3,590	−3.2%
1866	3,760	+4.7%
1872	3,765	+0.1%
1876	4,130	+9.7%
1881	4,307	+4.3%
1886	3,894	−9.6%
1891	3,908	+0.4%
1896	3,835	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	3,655	−4.7%
1906	3,512	−3.9%
1911	3,411	−2.9%
1921	3,009	−11.8%
1926	3,042	+1.1%
1931	3,024	−0.6%
1936	3,017	−0.2%
1946	3,257	+8.0%
1954	3,324	+2.1%
1962	3,399	+2.3%
1968	3,812	+12.2%
1975	4,334	+13.7%
1982	4,619	+6.6%
1990	4,545	−1.6%
1999	4,453	−2.0%
2008	4,240	−4.8%

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[]

An overview of Semur-en-Auxois

The Joly Bridge

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