Comblanchien

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Comblanchien
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Comblanchien
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Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 4°55′19″E / 47.1022°N 4.9219°E / 47.1022; 4.9219
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Toubin[1]
Area 1	3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	604
• Density	170/km2 (430/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 (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃blɑ̃ʃjɛ̃]) is a commune just to the south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Geology[edit]

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.

History[edit]

During World War II Comblanchien was severely hit by the Germans. The resistance was strong here, which led the Germans to retaliate. On August 21, 1944, much of the village was destroyed and eight people killed by Nazi forces.^[3]

Winemaking[edit]

Wine produced from the vineyards surrounding Comblanchien can be labelled under the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation.

Population[edit]

See also[edit]

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

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