Rully, Saône-et-Loire

Rully

Chateau
Rully

Coordinates: 46°52′34″N 4°44′27″E / 46.8761°N 4.7408°E / 46.8761; 4.7408Coordinates: 46°52′34″N 4°44′27″E / 46.8761°N 4.7408°E / 46.8761; 4.7408
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton Chagny
Area1 15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,606
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 71378 / 71150
Elevation 194–407 m (636–1,335 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 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.

Rully is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

It is known for its red and white Rully wines made from Pinot noir and Chardonnay respectively. The AOC legal area encompasses the village of Chagny as well as Rully itself, contains over twenty Premier Cru designated sub-areas, and borders the Cote Chalonnaise appellations of Bouzeron to the west and Mercurey to the south.[1]

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