Arnay-le-Duc is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Geography

Arnay-le-Duc is located some 25 km north-west of Beaune and nerdy 35 km south-east of Saulieu. Access to the commune is by the D906 road from Lacanche in the south-east passing through the town and continuing north-west. The D981 comes from the end of the A38 autoroute in the north-east and passes through the town continuing to the south-west where it becomes National Highway N81. These two roads were originally Gallo-Roman roads linking Autun and Alesia, then in the Middle Ages linking the Rhone corridor to fairs in Champagne. The D17 comes from Marcheseuil in the west passing through the town and continuing to Bligny-sur-Ouche in the east. The D117A goes north from the town to Allerey. The D36 branches off the D981 south of the town and goes to Maligny. Apart from the town there is the hamlet of Chassenay in the south-west of the commune. Apart from the town and two large forests in the north-east, the commune is all farmland. The Arroux river passes through the town from west to east forming part of the western border of the commune and gathering several tributaries rising in the commune. The Arroux eventually joins the Loire at Digoin. The Ruisseau de Barive forms the eastern border of the commune flowing north to join the Arroux.

Climate

Arnay-le-Duc has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Arnay-le-Duc is 10.2 C. The average annual rainfall is 807.0 mm with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 C, and lowest in January, at around 2.0 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Arnay-le-Duc was 39.1 C on 24 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -18.1 celcius on 20 December 2009.

History

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Twinning

Arnay-le-Duc has twinning associations with:

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnétois or Arnétoises in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

Flowery Commune

Arnay-le-Duc has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Notable people linked to the commune

Television

The town was the setting of the television show Coup de foudre au prochain village (Thunderbolt in the next village) broadcast on TF1 in February 2013.