Pouilly-en-Auxois

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pouilly-en-Auxois

(2020–2026) Éric Piesvaux^[1]Area

10.12 km² (3.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,546 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

21501 /21320

Elevation369–560 m (1,211–1,837 ft)
(avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pouilly-en-Auxois (French pronunciation: [puji ɑ̃.n‿o(k)swa]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

It is the summit 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.

Climate

Pouilly-en-Auxois has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pouilly-en-Auxois is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 872.3 mm (34.34 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C (36.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pouilly-en-Auxois was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F) on 20 December 2009.

Climate data for Pouilly-en-Auxois (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	22.8 (73.0)	24.0 (75.2)	27.2 (81.0)	30.5 (86.9)	37.8 (100.0)	39.1 (102.4)	39.2 (102.6)	33.4 (92.1)	26.9 (80.4)	21.3 (70.3)	15.7 (60.3)	39.2 (102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	7.1 (44.8)	11.1 (52.0)	14.6 (58.3)	19.0 (66.2)	22.5 (72.5)	24.9 (76.8)	24.7 (76.5)	20.0 (68.0)	15.3 (59.5)	9.2 (48.6)	5.6 (42.1)	15.0 (59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	3.4 (38.1)	6.6 (43.9)	9.5 (49.1)	13.8 (56.8)	17.0 (62.6)	19.1 (66.4)	19.0 (66.2)	14.8 (58.6)	11.0 (51.8)	5.9 (42.6)	2.8 (37.0)	10.5 (50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.0 (35.6)	4.3 (39.7)	8.5 (47.3)	11.5 (52.7)	13.4 (56.1)	13.2 (55.8)	9.7 (49.5)	6.7 (44.1)	2.6 (36.7)	0.0 (32.0)	5.9 (42.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−14.5 (5.9)	−15.2 (4.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	−0.7 (30.7)	1.3 (34.3)	5.2 (41.4)	4.3 (39.7)	−0.7 (30.7)	−5.8 (21.6)	−10.7 (12.7)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−18.2 (−0.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	70.5 (2.78)	55.5 (2.19)	59.3 (2.33)	69.5 (2.74)	83.5 (3.29)	71.9 (2.83)	75.0 (2.95)	68.5 (2.70)	73.0 (2.87)	83.3 (3.28)	89.0 (3.50)	73.3 (2.89)	872.3 (34.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.2	10.8	10.9	11.2	12.0	9.7	10.0	9.6	9.7	11.6	13.4	13.2	134.1
Source: Meteociel^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,046	—
1968	1,136	+8.6%
1975	1,198	+5.5%
1982	1,396	+16.5%
1990	1,372	−1.7%
1999	1,496	+9.0%
2008	1,507	+0.7%

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Pouilly en Aux SAPC (21)". Meteociel. Retrieved 18 June 2022.