Santenay, Côte-d'Or

For the commune in Loir-et-Cher, see Santenay, Loir-et-Cher.

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

Santenay
Commune
The church in Santenay
Coat of arms
Location of Santenay
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Coordinates: 46°54′49″N 4°41′53″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Ladoix-Serrigny
Intercommunality	CA Beaune Côte et Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Vadrot[1]
Area 1	10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	852
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21582 /21590
Elevation	211–522 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.

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.

Chateau of Santenay

Chateau interior

Wine

Main article: Santenay 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]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
• French wine
• Burgundy wine
• Côte de Beaune
• Ensemble Santenay - an ensemble specializing in the performance of Early Music.