Pouilly-en-Auxois
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Pouilly-en-Auxois
|commune status = Commune
|image = Canal de Bourgogne voute.jpg
|caption = Canal of Burgundy tunnel
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Pouilly-en-Auxois (21).svg
|arrondissement = Beaune
|canton = Arnay-le-Duc
|INSEE = 21501
|postal code = 21320
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|47.2633|4.5564|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 384
|elevation min m = 369
|elevation max m = 560
|area km2 = 10.12
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Pouilly-en-Auxois ({{IPA|fr|puji ɑ̃.n‿o(k)swa}}) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
It is the summit of the Canal of Burgundy, which passes in a tunnel under the town.
Geography
The town was originally sited on the St Pierre hilltop surrounding a (now vanished) castle and walls built by the Dukes of Burgundy and the 13th/14th century Chapelle de Notre Dame Trouvée (Chapel of Our Lady Found). Beginning in the 16th century the town was rebuilt further down in the valley and in 1868 the new St Pierre church was built in what is now the city center.
=Climate=
Pouilly-en-Auxois has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pouilly-en-Auxois is {{cvt|10.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|872.3|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|19.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|2.4|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Pouilly-en-Auxois was {{cvt|39.2|C}} on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-18.2|C}} on 20 December 2009.
{{Weather box
|location= Pouilly-en-Auxois (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 18.6
|Feb record high C = 22.8
|Mar record high C = 24.0
|Apr record high C = 27.2
|May record high C = 30.5
|Jun record high C = 37.8
|Jul record high C = 39.1
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 33.4
|Oct record high C = 26.9
|Nov record high C = 21.3
|Dec record high C = 15.7
|year record high C = 39.2
|Jan high C = 5.4
|Feb high C = 7.1
|Mar high C = 11.1
|Apr high C = 14.6
|May high C = 19.0
|Jun high C = 22.5
|Jul high C = 24.9
|Aug high C = 24.7
|Sep high C = 20.0
|Oct high C = 15.3
|Nov high C = 9.2
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C = 15.0
|Jan mean C = 2.4
|Feb mean C = 3.4
|Mar mean C = 6.6
|Apr mean C = 9.5
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 17.0
|Jul mean C = 19.1
|Aug mean C = 19.0
|Sep mean C = 14.8
|Oct mean C = 11.0
|Nov mean C = 5.9
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|year mean C = 10.5
|Jan low C = -0.7
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 4.3
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.4
|Aug low C = 13.2
|Sep low C = 9.7
|Oct low C = 6.7
|Nov low C = 2.6
|Dec low C = 0.0
|year low C = 5.9
|Jan record low C = -13.7
|Feb record low C = -14.5
|Mar record low C = -15.2
|Apr record low C = -4.8
|May record low C = -0.7
|Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record low C = 5.2
|Aug record low C = 4.3
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = -5.8
|Nov record low C = -10.7
|Dec record low C = -18.2
|year record low C = -18.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 70.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 55.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 59.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 69.5
|May precipitation mm = 83.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 75.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 68.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 83.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 89.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 73.3
|year precipitation mm = 872.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.2
|May precipitation days = 12.0
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 9.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.6
|Nov precipitation days = 13.4
|Dec precipitation days = 13.2
|year precipitation days = 134.1
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=21501003|title=Normales et records pour Pouilly en Aux SAPC (21)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=18 June 2022}}}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=left|
1962|1046|
1968|1136|
1975|1198|
1982|1396|
1990|1372|
1999|1496|
2008|1507
}}
Economy
From the twelfth century, the town was a regional agricultural center, specializing in wheat and later hemp, oils, skins, wool and sheep.
Sights
The town features three dovecotes dating from the 15th century, the interior walls of which contain around 1,200 pigeonholes.
Running beneath the town is la Voûte, a tunnel through which passes the Burgundy canal. It was built in the late 19th century to accommodate barge traffic in lieu of installing frequent locks on the canal; it is a subtle engineering masterpiece. The [https://www.tourismepouillybligny.fr/ office of tourism] located at the port offers a trip through this 3.3 km tunnel on a boat called the Billebaude. Above the town is a statue of the Madonna, from where the visitor can gain a bird's eye view of the town and canal. In addition, a 12th-century chapel near the cemetery at the edge of town is all that remains of the old town. It is closed for renovation.
See also
References
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