# Savigny-lès-Beaune

Savigny-lès-Beaune (French pronunciation:, literally Savigny near Beaune) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

## Geography
### Climate

Savigny-lès-Beaune has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Savigny-lès-Beaune is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 749.6 mm (29.51 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Savigny-lès-Beaune was 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.5 °C (−4.9 °F) on 9 January 1985.
Climate data for Savigny-lès-Beaune (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1940−present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.8 (103.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −11.0 (12.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | −4.5 (23.9) | −9.5 (14.9) | −16.5 (2.3) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.2 (2.33) | 49.3 (1.94) | 49.9 (1.96) | 59.9 (2.36) | 76.5 (3.01) | 65.6 (2.58) | 59.8 (2.35) | 52.7 (2.07) | 62.6 (2.46) | 73.6 (2.90) | 74.0 (2.91) | 66.5 (2.62) | 749.6 (29.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 116.4 |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||

## Wine

Savigny-lès-Beaune is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune in the Côte-d'Or region.

## Heritage

The village houses several buildings of architectural interest, including several châteaux, a Romanesque clock tower and a church dedicated to St. Cassien.

### Château and museums

The Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune dates from the fourteenth century. It has museums that have little to do with its wine producing activities. The Château has several museum collections: "Musee de la moto" (~250 motorbikes, from 1902–1960); "Musee de la Voiture de Course Abarth" (Abarth racing cars); "Musee de l'Aéronautique" (aviation - around 80 aircraft, mostly warbirds, including many by Dassault and Mikoyan/MiG); "Musee de al Maquettes d'Avion" (around 2,500 1:72 scale model aircraft); "Musee du Tracteur Enjambeur" (tractors); "Musee du Matériel Vinaire et Viticole" (viticulture); and "Musee des Pompeurs" (fire engines).