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'Beaune' is a commune in eastern France, a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Côte-d'Or ''département'', in the Bourgogne ''région''.

Contents

Wine

Hospices de Beaune

Miscellaneous

Births

Twin towns

See also

External links

Wine

The area around Beaune, the Côte de Beaune, is known for its Burgundy wines, and Beaune is known for its annual wine sales organized by the ''Hospices de Beaune''.
It is situated on the ''route des Grands Crus'' touristic road among the vineyards.

Hospices de Beaune

Founded in 1442 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, the ''Hospices'' are a charity running hospitals and other services for the needy. Following from past donations, they own vineyards in Burgundy.

Miscellaneous

Births

Beaune was the birthplace of:

★ Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), mathematician

★ Félix Ziem (1821-1911), painter in the style of the Barbizon School

★ Bruno Latour (born 1947), anthropologist

★ Étienne-Jules Marey, scientist and chronophotographer

Twin towns

Beaune is twinned with:

★ Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - since October 21, 2006

★ Bensheim, Germany - since June 12, 1960

★ Malmedy, Belgium - since June 11, 1962

★ Krems, Austria - since March 23, 1976

★ Katsunuma, Japan - since September 18, 1976

★ Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

See also

★ French wine

★ Burgundy wine

External links

★ Official website (in French)

★ Beaune tourism office (in French)

★ Châteaux in and around the town of Beaune

★ Hospices de Beaune English.

★ Hospices de Beaune Fuller version in French.

★ Pictures of Beaune Basilica: [1], [2]