Canton Pouilly-en-Auxois INSEE/Postal code 21501 /21320 Population 1,502 (1999) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 10.12 km² Local time Saturday 10:51 AM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 11°C, Wind NE at 26 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Pouilly-en-Auxois is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Map of 21320 Pouilly-en-Auxois, France
It is the start of the Canal of Burgundy, which passes in a tunnel under the town.
Geography
The town was originally sited on the St Pierre hilltop surrounding a (now vanished) castle and walls built by the Dukes of Burgundy and the 13th/14th century Chapelle de Notre Dame Trouvée (Chapel of Our Lady Found). Beginning in the 16th century the town was rebuilt further down in the valley and in 1868 the new St Pierre church was built in what is now the city center.
Economy
From the twelfth century, the town was a regional agricultural center, specializing in wheat and later hemp, oils, skins, wool and sheep.
Sights
The town features an unusual tower called "The Dove Cote", dating from the fifteenth century, the interior walls of which contain 1200 pigeon holes.