Brochon

Brochon
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Brochon Brochon
Coordinates: 47°14′23″N 4°58′18″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Longvic
Intercommunality	Gevrey-Chambertin et Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Dupont
Area 1	7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21110 /21220
Elevation	228–546 m (748–1,791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brochon (French pronunciation: ​[bʁɔʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 417 —     1800 412 −1.2% 1806 418 +1.5% 1821 419 +0.2% 1831 444 +6.0% 1836 433 −2.5% 1841 432 −0.2% 1846 444 +2.8% 1851 461 +3.8% 1856 436 −5.4% 1861 454 +4.1% 1866 444 −2.2% 1872 404 −9.0% 1876 418 +3.5% 1881 455 +8.9% 1886 436 −4.2% 1891 437 +0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 448 +2.5% 1901 401 −10.5% 1906 394 −1.7% 1911 375 −4.8% 1921 323 −13.9% 1926 326 +0.9% 1931 316 −3.1% 1936 307 −2.8% 1946 349 +13.7% 1954 392 +12.3% 1962 442 +12.8% 1968 550 +24.4% 1975 633 +15.1% 1982 609 −3.8% 1990 591 −3.0% 1999 691 +16.9% 2008 644 −6.8%

Wine

Some of the vineyards in Brochon are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Gevrey-Chambertin, and some are part of Fixin appellation. Most are however only entitled to the Côte-de-nuits-villages (AOC) appellation. There is no Brochon appellation.

Twin towns

Brochon is twinned with:

• Weinolsheim, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department