Comblanchien

Comblanchien
Town hall
Coat of arms
Comblanchien
Location within Burgundy region Comblanchien
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Blondan
Area1	3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	691
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21186 / 21700
Elevation	213–351 m (699–1,152 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Comblanchien is a commune just to the south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Geology

Comblanchien lies in the Côte d'Or escarpment. The Jurassic limestone of the Côte includes a pink-veined marble called Pierre de Comblanchien which was laid down in the Bathonian epoch.

The stone has characteristics similar to those of marble and is notable for the variety of its shades of colour, the pink of bindweed (Convolvulus) and beige. Its veining harmonizes with any decorative style. It is not susceptible to frost damage, is fine-grained and capable of accepting a polish. It may be slippery if used polished, as a flooring. Its most notable use was in l'Opéra in Paris.

The quarries lie in the Côte overlooking Route Nationale 74, north and south of the village and similar stones are found in other places along the same vein.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	586	—
1968	679	+15.9%
1975	641	−5.6%
1982	572	−10.8%
1990	540	−5.6%
1999	633	+17.2%
2008	691	+9.2%

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

• INSEE