Auvillars-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [ovilaʁ syʁ son], literally Auvillars on Saône) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Auvillars-sur-Saône is located some 14 km south-east of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 20 km east by north-east of Beaune. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux in the north which passes south down the western side of the commune to Pouilly-sur-Saône. The D35A branches off the D996 in the commune and goes to the village then continues south to Glanon. The D20 branches west off the D996 and goes to Bagnot. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Auvillars in the south. Apart from patches of forest in the centre of the commune the land is all farmland.

The Saône river forms the eastern boundary of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Rhône at Lyon. The Raie du Lac flows south through the centre of the commune to join the Saône.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

The Chateau was built in 1409 by Jean de Saint-Hilaire and damaged in 1636 by the troops of Matthias Gallas.

Heraldry

Blazon: Or, a fesse wavy of Azure abased between an eagle in chief of sable and in base two boar heads erased the same surmounted by a mullet of 6 points in Gules; in chief Azure with two cinquefoils of Or.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name
2001	2014	Georges Louis Henry
2014	2026	Marc Jaudaux

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auvillerois or Auvilleroises in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 409 —     1800 426 +0.58% 1806 419 −0.28% 1821 505 +1.25% 1831 555 +0.95% 1836 526 −1.07% 1841 521 −0.19% 1846 514 −0.27% 1851 515 +0.04% 1856 476 −1.56% 1861 464 −0.51% 1866 475 +0.47% 1872 477 +0.07% 1876 451 −1.39% 1881 442 −0.40% 1886 422 −0.92% 1891 403 −0.92% 1896 390 −0.65%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 381 −0.47% 1906 340 −2.25% 1911 332 −0.48% 1921 291 −1.31% 1926 283 −0.56% 1931 251 −2.37% 1936 236 −1.22% 1946 252 +0.66% 1954 219 −1.74% 1962 211 −0.46% 1968 201 −0.81% 1975 174 −2.04% 1982 180 +0.49% 1990 215 +2.25% 1999 212 −0.16% 2007 283 +3.68% 2012 321 +2.55% 2017 331 +0.62%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

There is a house in the commune that has 2 Weathervanes (18th century) that are registered as historical objects.

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Presbytery at Rue de l'Eglise (19th century)
• The Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine at Rue de l'Eglise (15th century) The Church has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.
• A Wayside Coss at RD 35a (1901)
• An Oratory at RD 996 (16th century)
• A Cemetery Cross (1844)

Environmental heritage

Because of its efforts for the quality of its nocturnal environment the commune was labeled a "2 star Village" in 2013. The label is awarded by the National Association for the Protection of the sky and night environment (ANPCEN ) and has 5 levels. A panel displayed at the entrances to the village shows this distinction.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department