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Meursault () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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Meursault is a commune in France, situated within the Côte-d’Or department and the arrondissement of Beaune. It lies in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and shares borders with Volnay, Corcelles-les-Arts, Puligny-Montrachet, and Saint-Aubin. The administrative entity is part of the canton of Beaune-Nord, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Ladoix-Serrigny.

The commune has an area of 16.22 square kilometers and an elevation of 458 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 1,831, comprising 685 males and 740 females. Meursault is twinned with Rüdesheim am Rhein and Leignon. The postal code for the area is 21190.

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Place details

Locality
Meursault
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
1,655

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7.3 µg/m³
PM10
19.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Meursault
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Meursault - Château-fort - 1.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall in Meursault
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Meursault (21).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Beaune
French commune.canton
Ladoix-Serrigny
French commune.INSEE
21412
French commune.postal code
21190
French commune.mayor
Denis Thomas
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Beaune Côte et Sud
French commune.elevation m
243
French commune.elevation min m
199
French commune.elevation max m
458
French commune.area km2
16.22

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography and viticulture
  • History
  • Administration
  • Population
  • See also
  • References
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Meursault () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

== Etymology == The oldest attested form of the toponym Meursault dates from 1094, as Murassalt and Mussalt, in a charter by the Cluny Abbey. However, these forms may have been a scribal error, given that in the attested forms of the toponym, the letter a does not appear in the second syllable of the toponym. The same letter does not reappear until the 13th century, which suggests that the charters of the abbey were recopied during that era.

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