Aiserey () is a commune in the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.

department in the

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 eastern

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Geography

Aiserey is located some 20 km south-east of

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

and 32 km north-east of

Beaune Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be 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 a major ...

. It can be accessed by Highway D968 from Dijon and Longecourt-en-Plaine in the north-west continuing through the heart of the commune and the village on to Brazey-en-Plaine in the south-east. There is also the D116 coming from

Izeure Izeure () 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 coo ...

in the west continuing to Echigey in the east. The railway line running south-east from Dijon passes through the commune and there is a station next to the village. In addition to the village there is the small village of Potangey in the north. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland apart from the former sugar refinery in the east.Google Maps
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Canal de Bourgogne The Canal de Bourgogne (; English: Canal of Burgundy or Burgundy Canal) is a canal in the Burgundy historical region in east-central France. It connects the Yonne (river), Yonne at Migennes with the Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Construction beg ...

passes through the commune on the eastern side from north-west to south-east. The ''Oucherolle'' stream rises near the village and flows to the north-west. There are reservoirs in the east of the commune linked to the canal.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aiserey

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aiseréens'' or ''Aiseréennes'' in French.

Economy

The

Sugar refinery A sugar refinery is a refinery which processes raw sugar from cane or sugar extracted from beets into white refined sugar. Cane sugar mills traditionally produce raw sugar, which is sugar that still contains molasses, giving it color ...

at Aiserey was the only one in Burgundy but it has been closed since December 2007 and been converted into an "organic" flour mill.

Sites and Monuments

A group of Farm Buildings (19th century) are registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The two main monuments in Aiserey are its Chateau and its Church, both located in the heart of the village.

Notable people linked to the commune

Étienne Stéphane Tarnier Stéphane Étienne Tarnier (29 April 1828 – 23 November 1897) was a French obstetrician who was a native of Aiserey. He studied and practiced medicine in Paris, and is often considered as doyen of French obstetrics during the second half of the ...

(1828-1897), a famous French physician born in Aiserey, which also has a street named in his honour *Claude Bossuet d'Aiserey the uncle of

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and theology, theologian. Renowned for his sermons, addresses and literary works, he is regarded as a brilliant orator and lit ...