Nuits-Saint-Georges

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History

Administration

Population

Sights

• A short distance to the east is the Cîteaux Abbey, the mother house of the Cistercian order of monks. It was founded in 1098 and has, over the years much influenced Nuits-Saint-Georges.
• They built the Château du Clos Vougeot and the nearby villages of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux and Saint-Bernard.
• Les Bolards is an archaeological site of a trading, crossroads town from the Gallo-Roman period.
• The municipal belfry was built in 1610.
• The church of Saint Symphorien was built in the 13th century. It amalgamates the Romanesque with the Gothic and contains an early carillon. In 2005, it is closed for renovation.
• In the church of Saint Denis, there is a fine organ by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, a great organ builder of the 19th century who built those of Notre Dame in Paris.
• The Hôpital Saint-Laurent dates in origin from 1634 but the buildings are late 17th century. It has retained its hospital vocation which it supports by the annual sale of the products of its vineyards.
• The Château d'Entre-Deux-Monts is a private property but open each September for the journées du Patrimoine, heritage days.

  International relations

• Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
• Bingen am Rhein, Germany
• Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan

  Personalities

• François Thurot, privateer
• Paul Cabet, sculptor
• Félix Tisserand, astronomer
• Maurice Boitel, French painter
• Georges Faiveley and Camille Rodier, wine merchants, founders of the order of the knights of the Tastewine