Chassey-le-Camp

Chassey-le-Camp
Commune
The town hall in Chassey-le-Camp
Location of Chassey-le-Camp
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Coordinates: 46°53′15″N 4°41′50″E / 46.8875°N 4.6972°E / 46.8875; 4.6972
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Chagny
Intercommunality	CA Le Grand Chalon
Area ¹	8.62 km² (3.33 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2020)^[1]	357
• Density	41/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71109 /71150
Elevation	216–432 m (709–1,417 ft) (avg. 357 m or 1,171 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chassey-le-Camp (French pronunciation: [ʃasɛ lə kɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

The commune of Chassey-le-Camp is known for giving its name to the archaeological culture of the late Neolithic (Stone Age) named Chasséen.^[2]

Vineyards of Chassey-le-Camp form part of the Bouzeron appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Cote Chalonnaise sub-region of Burgundy. Bouzeron is an appellation for white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté grape, created in 1998. Pinot noir and Chardonnay wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.

^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
^ (in French)Thévenot, J.-P. (1969) - « Éléments chasséens de la céramique de Chassey », Revue Archéologique de l'Est et du Centre-Est, XX, 1-2, pages 7-95.