Beaune - Definition and Overview

Beaune is a commune in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte d'Or département, in the Burgundy région. Population (1999): 22,916.

The area around Beaune is famous for its Burgundy wines, and Beaune is famous for its annual wine sales organized by the Hospices de Beaune.

Hospices de Beaune

Founded in 1442 by Nicolas Rollins, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, the Hospices are a charity running hospitals and other services for the needy. Following from past donations, they own vineyards in the most reputed parts of Burgundy.

Miscellaneous

Beaune was the birthplace of:

• Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), mathematician
• Félix Ziem (1821-1911), painter in the style of the Barbizon School
• Bruno Latour (born 1947), anthropologist

External links

• Beaune tourism office (http://www.ot-beaune.fr/english/)
• Hospices de Beaune (http://www.hospices-de-beaune.com)