Santenay, Côte-d'Or

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Santenay

(2020–2026) Guy Vadrot^[1]Area

10.36 km² (4.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

883 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

21582 /21590

Elevation211–522 m (692–1,713 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Santenay (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tnɛ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Lying at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, it is an appellation of Burgundy wine.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	942	—
1968	1,007	+6.9%
1975	1,008	+0.1%
1982	1,014	+0.6%
1990	1,008	−0.6%
1999	904	−10.3%
2008	836	−7.5%

Sights

Santenay is the location of the chateau of Philip the Bold (1342-1404), Duke of Burgundy. The chateau is open to the public and has its own wine cellars and wine tasting and sale.

Wine

Around 85% of the wine from Santenay is red wine made from Pinot noir. The wines are solid, tending more towards the rustic than the elegant, but are cheaper than the big names of the more famous Côte de Beaune villages to the north. Santenay has 124 ha of Premier Crus in its 379ha.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "The Villages". Bouchard Père et Fils. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.