Bouzeron

Bouzeron
Bouzeron
Location within Burgundy region Bouzeron
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Chagny
Intercommunality	Région de Chagny en Bourgogne
Government
• Mayor	Aubert de Villaine
Area1	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	152
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	71051 / 71150
Elevation	221–405 m (725–1,329 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bouzeron is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

Wine

Main article: Bouzeron AOC

Bouzeron is also an appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Cote Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy for a white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté grape, created in 1998. It is the only communal appellation for Aligoté wine, the rest of them being sold under the regional appellation Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Pinot noir and Chardonnay wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE