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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Gevrey-Chambertin

INSEE/Postal code
  
21265 / 21220

Local time
  
Sunday 9:32 PM

Arrondissement
  
Dijon

Department
  
Côte-d'Or

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
10.12 km²

Population
  
785 (1999)

Fixin

Region
  
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 72% Humidity

Fixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France. The French archaeologist Roland Martin (1912–1997) died in Fixin.

Contents

Map of 21220 Fixin, France

Wine

Fixin is one of the wine communes of Côte de Nuits.

Sights

  • Fixey Church (built 10th & 12th century) stands in the middle of the vineyards, a masterpiece of Roman architecture. The oratory of St Anthony and the square bell tower date from 902. The eastern and western parts of the nave were rebuilt in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The apse was enlarged in 1720. The tower is now covered in glazed tiles.
  • Church of St Martin (12th century)
  • The Washhouse (19th century)
  • Museum and Park Noisot

    • References

    Fixin Wikipedia
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