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Chablis () is a town and
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is ...
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in
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region c ...
in north-central France. It lies in the valley of the River
Serein The Serein () is a river of eastern France. It is the main waterway of the Chablis wine district in Burgundy. It is long. The Serein is not navigable. Origin of the name ''Serein'' is the French word for "serene". This may reflect the placid n ...
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Wine

The village of Chablis gives its name to one of the most famous French white wines. Chablis is made with
Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new a ...
, a grape that grows particularly well in the region.


Events

Each year the Festival du Chablisien is held May to June in Chablis, featuring classical,
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, and world music. The fifth stage of the
2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain. It was ...
departed from Chablis towards
Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a R ...
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See also

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Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Yonne Champagne (province) {{Yonne-geo-stub