Vix, Côte-d'Or

Vix is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Vix
Commune
The church in Vix
Coat of arms
Location of Vix
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Coordinates: 47°54′22″N 4°32′24″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Pays Châtillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Alain Aubert
Area ^1	3.53 km^2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	107
• Density	30/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21711 /21400
Elevation	196–306 m (643–1,004 ft) (avg. 328 m or 1,076 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Archaeology

The Vix Krater, an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the famous grave of the "Lady of Vix"

The area around the village of Vix is the site of an important prehistoric complex from the Celtic Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, comprising an important fortified settlement and several burial mounds. The most famous of the latter, the Vix Grave, also known as the grave of the Lady of Vix, dates to circa 500 BC. Her grave had never been looted and contained remarkably rich grave offerings, including a great deal of jewellery and the Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from antiquity.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1836	228	—
1841	219	−3.9%
1846	200	−8.7%
1851	201	+0.5%
1856	180	−10.4%
1861	187	+3.9%
1866	158	−15.5%
1872	154	−2.5%
1876	156	+1.3%
1881	140	−10.3%
1886	159	+13.6%
1896	161	+1.3%
1906	143	−11.2%
1911	143	+0.0%
1921	107	−25.2%
1926	113	+5.6%
1931	107	−5.3%
1936	110	+2.8%
1962	78	−29.1%
1968	85	+9.0%
1975	85	+0.0%
1982	81	−4.7%
1990	95	+17.3%
1999	107	+12.6%
2005	112	+4.7%
2008	109	−2.7%
2010	111	+1.8%
2015	109	−1.8%

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
• Girart de Roussillon

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.