Nolay, Côte-d'Or

Nolay
Old market
Nolay
Location within Burgundy region  Nolay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nolay
Intercommunality	Beaune Côte et Sud
Mayor	Jean-Pascal Monin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	297–542 m (974–1,778 ft) (avg. 342 m or 1,122 ft)
Land area1	14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population2	1,496  (2008)
- Density	105 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21461/ 21340
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.

Nolay is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

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 and the Chalonnaise hills to the south.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,587	—
1968	1,589	+0.1%
1975	1,647	+3.7%
1982	1,582	−3.9%
1990	1,551	−2.0%
1999	1,547	−0.3%
2008	1,496	−3.3%

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's birth house is a local attraction.

Transportation

The D973 runs through the town from La Rochepot and Beaune to the east and Saisy and Autun to the west.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

• INSEE

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  Central Market

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  Central Market

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  The Church

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  Bourgogne wine

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  Lazare Carnot

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  Statue of Carnot in Nolay

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  Maison à Colombages

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  Le Bout du Monde