Comblanchien
The community Comblanchien in the department of Côte -d'Or Burgundy ( Bourgogne ) region of France located in the south of Nuits -Saint -Georges. It has 692 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) is known for its limestone quarries. A portion of the commune's territory is dedicated to the wine inside the wine region of Burgundy. The wines may under the appellations Bourgogne, Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Passe Tout Grain, Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire and Crémant de Bourgogne be marketed.
Limestone quarrying
The place name Comblanchien has been transferred as a generic term to limestones of this place and its surroundings. The region is one of the most important limestone mining areas of France. The limestones gained there have been used for numerous well-known monuments in France, so among other things for the opera in Paris. In the 18th and 19th century have been made from the limestone fireplaces with fondness.
This beige, sometimes pink nuanced, Jura Limestone ( Bathonian ) are very close, the void ratio is very low and therefore they take an excellent polish. Many species show an oolitic structure. The reduction also extends to some neighboring towns.
Agencourt | Arcenant | Argilly | Boncourt -le- Bois | Chaux | Comblanchien | Corgoloin | Flagey -Echezeaux | Fussey | Gerland | Gilly- les-Citeaux | Magny- lès -Villers | Marey -lès- Fussey | Meuilley | Nuits -Saint- Georges | Premeaux -Prissey | Quincy | Saint Bernard | Saint- Nicolas- les-Citeaux | Villars -Fontaine | Villebichot | Villers- la -Faye | Villy- le -Moutier | Vosne -Romanée | Vougeot
- Municipality in the Côte-d'Or department
- Place in Burgundy