Chablis

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chablis

(2020–2026) Marie-José Vaillant^[1]Area

38.83 km² (14.99 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,145 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

89068 /89800

Elevation126–311 m (413–1,020 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chablis (French pronunciation: [ʃabli] ^ⓘ) is a town and commune in the Yonne department^[3] in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

It lies in the valley of the River Serein.

Wine

The village of Chablis gives its name to one of the most famous French white wines.^[3] Chablis is made with Chardonnay, a grape that grows particularly well in the region.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,287	—
1975	2,408	+0.74%
1982	2,414	+0.04%
1990	2,569	+0.78%
1999	2,594	+0.11%
2007	2,472	−0.60%
2012	2,273	−1.66%
2017	2,274	+0.01%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Events

Each year the Festival du Chablisien is held May to June in Chablis, featuring classical, jazz, and world music.^[5]

The fifth stage of the 2007 Tour de France departed from Chablis towards Autun.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chablis" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 785.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Festival du Chablisien". Association Culturelle du Pays Chablisien. Retrieved 9 March 2021.