near
NEAR or Near may refer to:
People
* Thomas J. Near, US evolutionary ichthyologist
* Near, a developer who created the higan emulator
Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine
* National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR), a form ...
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 ...
France
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oceanic climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Savigny-lès-Beaune is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Savigny-lès-Beaune was on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 1985.
Wine
Savigny-lès-Beaune is one of the wine communes of the
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or (escarpment), Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune (France) starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and exten ...
in the Côte-d'Or region.
Heritage
The village houses several buildings of architectural interest, including several châteaux, a Romanesque clock tower and a church dedicated to St. Cassien.
Château and museums
The Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune dates from the fourteenth century. It has museums that have little to do with its wine producing activities. The Château has several
museum
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collections: "Musee de la moto" (~250
motorbike
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Motorcycle designs var ...
s, from 1902–1960); "Musee de la Voiture de Course Abarth" (
Abarth
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racing car
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aviation
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- around 80 aircraft, mostly
warbird
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Mikoyan
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Mikoyan was the successor to the Soviet Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau (МиР...
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MiG Mig, MiG, or MIG may refer to:
Business
* MiG, a Russian aircraft corporation
**Any of the MiG aircraft
*Marfin Investment Group
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); "Musee de al Maquettes d'Avion" (around 2,500 1:72 scale
model aircraft
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); "Musee du Tracteur Enjambeur" (
tractor
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viticulture
Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...
); and "Musee des Pompeurs" (
fire engines
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).Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune, accessed 18 August 2015
See also
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Route des Grands Crus
The Route des Grands Crus (; roughly, "road of the great wines") is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France.
The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d'Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Sa ...