Vix, Côte-d'Or

Vix
Vix krater, found in Vix in 1953, now displayed in the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, in Châtillon-sur-Seine
Coat of arms
Vix
Location within Burgundy region Vix
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Pays Châtillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Aubert
Area1	3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	109
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Archaeology

Main article: Vix Grave

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%
1982	81	−4.7%
1990	95	+17.3%
1999	107	+12.6%
2008	109	+1.9%
85		—

See also

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

References

• INSEE