commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
region of central-eastern
France
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.
Geography
Auxant is located some 20 km north-west of
Beaune
Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annua ...
and 12 km east of Arnay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D 970 road from
Sainte-Sabine
Sainte-Sabine () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France.
The communes c ...
in the north which passes through the centre of the commune east of the village and continues south-east to
Bligny-sur-Ouche
Bligny-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Bligny on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
History
The history of Bligny is ancient. Its church is an interesting monument to visit (constructed within an old medieval ca ...
. The D 17 road from Antigny-le-Château in the west passes through the south of the commune and joins the D 970 to the south-east. Access to the village is by local roads from the D 970 and from the south. There are large forests in the north-west of the commune (the Forêt d'Auxant and the Bois Fein) with the rest of the commune farmland.Google Maps /ref>
The Eclin river flows through the commune from north-west to south-east and continues to join the
Ouche
The Ouche () is a river in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Saône, which it joins in Échenon. It is long. Its source is in Lusigny-sur-Ouche. The Ouche flows through the towns of Bligny-sur-Ouche, La ...
at Bligny-sur-Ouche. The ''Ruisseau de Navelan'' rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-west to join the Eclin near the village.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
The church dates to 1830, the same year as three Wayside Crosses and a Cemetery Cross.