Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.
department in eastern France. The 18th-century French physician and encyclopédisteLouis-Anne La Virotte (1725–1759) was born in Nolay, as was mathematician, physicist and politician
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military refor ...
(1753–1823).
Geography
Nolay is located in the heart of the Cozanne Valley. The town marks the transition between the forests and plains to the north and west and the hillside vineyards of the wealthy Burgundian wine regions surrounding
Beaune
Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and a major ...
and the Chalonnaise hills to the south.
Population
Sights
Nolay is a small medieval market town, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful towns on the southern edge of the Côte-d'Or with its 14th century Central Market and wooden framed houses.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military refor ...
's birth house is a local attraction.
Transportation
The D973 runs through the town from
La Rochepot
La Rochepot () is a Communes of France, commune in France in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department. It is a part of the canton of Arnay-le-Duc and of the arrondissement of Beaune. It has a hillside castle, convert ...
and
Beaune
Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and a major ...
Autun
Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...
to the west.
Notable people of Nolay
* Louis-Anne La Virotte, born in 1725 in Nolay, died on 3 March 1759 in Paris, doctor.
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Lazare Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military refor ...
(1753-1823), mathematician, physicist, general of the armies of the Republic; fierce opponent of the creation of the Empire (name engraved under the Arc de Triomphe).
* Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837-1894), President of the Republic.
* Claude Marie Carnot de Feulins (1755-1836), general of the armies of the Republic and the Empire.
* Vivant Beaucé (1818-1876), painter and designer.
* Jean Garchery (1872-1957), politician.
* Alice Poulleau (1885-1960), writer, geographer.
See also
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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Côte-d'Or
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