Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is a small, picturesque village in
BurgundyBurgundy is one of the 26 regions of France.The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy. It is made up of the following old provinces:...
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. It has quite a small population and many of its residents are wine-growers. The village itself is quite near to the larger town of
AuxerreAuxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.It is a commercial and industrial centre, with industries including food production, woodworking and batteries...
. The village is a
communeThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life; from Latin communis, things held in common.French communes are roughly...
of the
YonneYonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
département (89).
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 1999, the population was .
On 1 January 2007, the estimate was .
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SchodenSchoden is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
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Wrea GreenWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. The correct parish name is Ribby with Wrea...
, UK
The village is twinned with the town of Schoden, in
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and has been for quite a number of years.
On the 12 November 2005, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux became officially twinned with a village of around the same size in
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
, UK called
Wrea GreenWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. The correct parish name is Ribby with Wrea...
.
Saint-Bris-le-Vineux is a small, picturesque village in
BurgundyBurgundy is one of the 26 regions of France.The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy. It is made up of the following old provinces:...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It has quite a small population and many of its residents are wine-growers. The village itself is quite near to the larger town of
AuxerreAuxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.It is a commercial and industrial centre, with industries including food production, woodworking and batteries...
. The village is a
communeThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life; from Latin communis, things held in common.French communes are roughly...
of the
YonneYonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
département (89).
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 1999, the population was .
On 1 January 2007, the estimate was .
Twin Towns
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SchodenSchoden is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
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Wrea GreenWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. The correct parish name is Ribby with Wrea...
, UK
The village is twinned with the town of Schoden, in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
and has been for quite a number of years.
On the 12 November 2005, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux became officially twinned with a village of around the same size in
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
, UK called
Wrea GreenWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. The correct parish name is Ribby with Wrea...
. A delegation of people came from
Wrea GreenWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. The correct parish name is Ribby with Wrea...
in November 2005 to sign the twinning agreement, but the first 'exchange' came over Easter 2006, when 43 St-Bris residents visited Britain to familiarise themselves with their new, second, twin town.
On the 27th July 2007, the first large group of Wrea Green villagers made a return trip to France for three days too. This was the first trip open to any Wrea Green resident (as the November 2005 trip was mainly to sign the Twinning Agreement) and many of the community went. It was hailed a success by twinning committees in both villages and plans are already being made for the next exchange next year, when St Bris residents will come to Wrea Green.
See also
- Saint-Bris AOC
Saint-Bris is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for white wine in the Burgundy wine region of France. This AOC is located around the village Saint-Bris-le-Vineux in the Yonne department, a few kilometers southwest of the Chablis AOC area, and southeast of the city of Auxerre, which places it...
, a white wine from the area around Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, made from Sauvignonsauvignon may refer to:*Sauvignon blanc -- a white wine grape*Cabernet sauvignon -- a red wine grape*Sauvignon vert -- a white wine grape. Also a name in California for muscadelle...
variety grapes.
- Communes of the Yonne department
- www.domaine-des-remparts.com, for more information on the finest wines from Saint-Bris-le-Vineux