Pommard

Pommard
A general view of Pommard
A general view of Pommard
Coat of arms of Pommard
Location of Pommard
Pommard is located in France
Pommard
Pommard
Location within France
Pommard is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pommard
Pommard
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°00′36″N 4°47′45″E / 47.0100°N 4.7958°E / 47.0100; 4.7958
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonLadoix-Serrigny
IntercommunalityCA Beaune Côte et Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Frotey
Area
1
10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Highest elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Lowest elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2023)
430
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21492 /21630
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pommard (French pronunciation: [pɔmaʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Famous for its Côte de Beaune wine production, Pommard is situated directly south of Beaune along the Route des Grands Crus. The D973 runs through the village from Beaune and then on to Saisy and Autun.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 840—    
1975 754−1.53%
1982 606−3.07%
1990 552−1.16%
1999 594+0.82%
2007 546−1.05%
2012 521−0.93%
2017 500−0.82%
2023 430−2.48%
Source: INSEE

Wine

Like Nuits-Saint-Georges, the name of Pommard was made famous as a marketplace for wines from better areas, in the days before Appellation Controlee. The fact that its name is easy for foreigners to pronounce also helped. 130,000 cases produced from 337 hectares makes it the second biggest area by production after Beaune. 135 hectares of that is Premier Cru, of which Les Epenots and Les Rugiens are the most notable.

Pommard produces purely red wine - no whites.

Village

The square bell tower of its eighteenth-century church, characterise the village and on the hills that surround Pommard, the vineyards dominate the landscape.

International relations

Pommard is twinned with Nackenheim, Germany

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
A glass of Pommard wine

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