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Chassey-le-Camp () is a commune in the
Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
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department in the region
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of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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in eastern France
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.
History
The commune of Chassey-le-Camp is known for giving its name to thearchaeological culture
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of the late Neolithic
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(Stone Age
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) named Chasséen.Thévenot, J.-P. (1969) - « Éléments chasséens de la céramique de Chassey », ''Revue Archéologique de l'Est et du Centre-Est'', XX, 1-2, pages 7-95.
Wine
Vineyards of Chassey-le-Camp form part of theBouzeron
Bouzeron () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Bouzeron is a wine-growing village located near Chagny. It is from Beaune and from Chalon-sur-Saône.
Wine
Bouzeron ...
''appellation d'origine contrôlée
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'' in the Cote Chalonnaise
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Architecture
*Dovecote, a building for pigeons or doves.
People
* Cote (surname)
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*Cote First Nation
Religion
*Church of the East, Non-Ephesian branch of Christianity
Businesses
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sub-region of Burgundy
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. Bouzeron is an appellation for white wine made exclusively from the Aligoté
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grape, created in 1998. Pinot noir
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and Chardonnay
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wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne
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rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.
See also
*Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 563 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France
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