SCHEDULE  14A  INFORMATION
Proxy  Statement  Pursuant  to  Section  14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
(Amendment  No.  )
Filed  by  the  Registrant  [X]
Filed  by  a  Party  other  than  the  Registrant  [  ]

Check  the  appropriate  box:
[  ]   Preliminary  Proxy  Statement
[ ]   Confidential,  for  use  of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-
        6(e)(2)
[x]   Definitive  Proxy  Statement
[  ]   Definitive  Additional  Materials
[ ]   Soliciting  Material  Pursuant to Rule 240. 14a-11 (c) or Rule 240. 14a-12

      CANANDAIGUA  NATIONAL  CORPORATION
(NAME  OF  REGISTRANT  AS  SPECIFIED  IN  ITS  CHARTER)

(NAME  OF  PERSON  (S)  FILING  PROXY  STATEMENT,  IF  OTHER  THAN  REGISTRANT)

Payment  of  Filing  Fee  (Check  the  appropriate  box):
[x]  No  fee  required
[  ]  Fee  computed  on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i) (1) and 0-11
(1)  Title  of  each  class  of  securities  to  which  transaction  applies:
      Not  Applicable
(2)  Aggregate  number  of  securities  to  which  transaction  applies:
      Not  Applicable
(3)  Per  unit  price of other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
      to  Exchange  Act  Rule  0-11:
      Not  Applicable
(4)  Proposed  maximum  aggregate  value  of  transaction:
      Not  Applicable
(5)  Total  fee  paid:
      Not  Applicable

[  ]   Fee  paid  previously  with  preliminary  materials.
[ ]   Check  box  if  any  part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
      Rule  O-11  (a)  (2)  and  identify  the  filing  for which the offsetting
fee
      was  paid  previously.  Identify  the  previous  filing  by  registration
      statement  number,  or  the  Form  or Schedule and the date of its filing.

(1)  Amount  Previously  Paid:
      Not  Applicable
(2)  Form,  Schedule  or  Registration  Statement  No.:
      Not  Applicable
(3)  Filing  Party:
      Not  Applicable
(4)  Date  Filed:
      Not  Applicable













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               CANANDAIGUA  NATIONAL  CORPORATION
                ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  STOCKHOLDERS
                      MARCH  14,  2001

      THIS  PROXY  IS  SOLICITED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  OF
             CANANDAIGUA  NATIONAL  CORPORATION

     The  undersigned  hereby  appoints  Robert  J.  Craugh  and James A. Avery,
jointly  and severally, proxies, with power of substitution, to represent and to
vote  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  (including  adjournments)  of
CANANDAIGUA  NATIONAL CORPORATION, to be held on March 14, 2001 at 1:00 p.m., at
the  Offices  of  the  Corporation, 72 South Main Street, Canandaigua, New York,
with  all  powers  the  undersigned  would  possess  if  personally  present, as
specified  on  the  ballot below and in accordance with their discretion for any
other  business that may come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, and
the  undersigned  hereby revokes all proxies previously given by the undersigned
with  respect  to  the  shares  of  common  stock  covered  hereby.

     Unless a contrary choice is specified, this proxy will be voted "FOR" Items
1  and  2.  THE  BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" DIRECTORS' PROPOSALS
TO:

     1.   Elect  four  Class  3  Directors  for  terms  of  three  years.
          NOMINEES:   Robert  G. Sheridan, Patricia A. Boland, Alan J. Stone and
Richard  P.  Miller,  Jr.

          [  ]  FOR          [  ]  AGAINST            [  ]  ABSTAIN

          TO  WITHHOLD  AUTHORITY  TO  VOTE  FOR ANY NOMINEE, DRAW A SINGLE LINE
THROUGH  THE  NAME  OF  THAT  NOMINEE.

     2.   Transact  such  other business as may properly come before the meeting
or  any  adjournment  thereof.

          [  ]  FOR          [  ]  AGAINST             [  ]  ABSTAIN

     THIS  PROXY,  WHEN  PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN  BY  THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER(S).  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY
WILL  BE  VOTED "FOR" ITEMS 1 AND 2.  THE PROXIES WILL USE THEIR DISCRETION WITH
RESPECT  TO  ALL  MATTERS  REFERRED  TO  IN  ITEM  2.

     When  shares  are  held by joint owners, both should sign.  When signing as
attorney,  executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary or in a
representative  capacity, please add your title as such.  If signing as power of
attorney  or  in any other representative capacity, please provide proof of such
capacity.  If  a  partnership,  please  sign  in  partnership name by authorized
person.  If  a  corporation,  please  sign  in full corporate name by authorized
officer,  giving  title.

     Receipt  of  the  Notice  of  the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Proxy
Statement  dated  February  26,  2001,  and  the  2000  Annual  Report is hereby
acknowledged.

Date  _______________,  2001
______________________________
Signature


______________________________
Signature  if  held  jointly

Please  sign,  date,  and  promptly  return
the  proxy  in  the  enclosed  envelope.



                                                            Page  75
<PAGE>
                           CANANDAIGUA  NATIONAL  CORPORATION
                                72  SOUTH  MAIN  STREET
                             CANANDAIGUA,  NEW  YORK  14424

This  Proxy  Statement is being mailed to holders of common stock, in connection
with  solicitation  of proxies by the Board of Directors of Canandaigua National
Corporation  for  use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held March 14,
2001  at  1:00  p.m.,  at  the Offices of the Corporation, 72 South Main Street,
Canandaigua,  NY 14424 and any adjournment thereof.  Each proxy that is properly
executed and returned will be voted at the meeting and, if a choice is specified
therein,  will be voted in accordance with the specification made.  If no choice
is specified, it will be voted in favor of the proposals set forth in the notice
enclosed herewith.  Any proxy may be revoked by the person giving it at any time
prior  to  its  exercise.

Only  stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 31, 2001 are
entitled  to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.  On that date, there
were  outstanding and entitled to vote 158,732 shares of common stock, par value
$50  per  share.  Each  share of common stock is entitled to one vote.  A quorum
will  consist  of the holders of not less than a majority of the shares entitled
to  vote,  present  either  in  person  or  by  proxy.

This  Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy are being mailed by first-class
mail  on  February  26,  2001.
All  expenses  incurred  in  connection with the solicitation of proxies will be
borne by the Corporation.  It is estimated that the cost of this solicitation of
stock  holders  will  be  approximately  $5,335.

                   STOCK  OWNERSHIP  OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Principal  Beneficial  Owners  of  Common  Stock
------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  A)    The  following  table  sets  forth, as of January 31, 2001, the name and
address  of  each  person  who  owns  of  record or who is known by the Board of
Directors  to  be  the  beneficial owner ("beneficial ownership" as used in this
Proxy  Statement  is  defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934)  of more than 5% of the Corporation's outstanding common stock, the number
of  shares  beneficially  owned,  and  the  percentage  of  the  Corporation's
outstanding  common  stock  so  owned  and  the  percentage  of  class  of  the
Corporation's  common  stock  beneficially  owned by all Directors and Principal
Officers  of  the  Corporation  as  a  group:

                                            Shares of Common       Percent of
Name and Address                               Stock Owned           Class
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>                    <C>

All Directors and Principal Officers                13,644(1)        8.60 %
of Corporation as a Group (13 persons)
<FN>

(1)  Includes  shares  set  forth  in  footnotes  to  Table  B
</TABLE>


     As  of  January  31, 2001, the Trust Department of The Canandaigua National
Bank  and  Trust  Company  held in various fiduciary capacities 45,234 shares or
28.50  %  of  the  outstanding shares.  The Trust Department of the bank has the
power  to  vote  9,680  of  these  shares.















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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

 B)    Beneficial  Ownership by Directors and Principal Officers:  The following table sets
forth  as  of  January  31,  2001,  the  amount  and  percentage of the common stock of the
Corporation  beneficially  owned  by  each  Director  and  each  Principal  Officer.

                                                Shares of Common                   Percent of
Name and Address                                   Stock Owned                       Class
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                                 <C>

Patricia A. Boland                                      50                            .03 %
Canandaigua, NY

David Hamlin, Jr.                                      536(1)                         .34 %
Bloomfield, NY

Frank H. Hamlin                                      5,057                           3.19 %
Naples, NY

George W. Hamlin, IV                                 1,891(2)                        1.19 %
Canandaigua, NY

Stephen D. Hamlin                                    1,500(3)                         .95 %
Canandaigua, NY

James S. Fralick                                       100                            .06 %
Canandaigua, NY

Richard P. Miller, Jr.                                  20                            .01 %
Naples, NY

Caroline C. Shipley                                    116                            .07 %
Canandaigua, NY

Alan J. Stone                                        3,984(4)                        2.52 %
Honeoye, NY

Gregory S. MacKay                                      118(5)                         .07 %
Canandaigua, NY

Robert G. Sheridan                                      68(6)                         .04 %
Canandaigua, NY

Daniel P. Fuller                                       184(7)                         .12 %
Canandaigua, NY

Sue S. Stewart
Victor, New York                                        20                            .01 %
<FN>

(1)  Includes  70  shares  in  his  Self-Directed  IRA  held  by  subsidiary  bank.

(2)  Includes  205  shares  owned individually by his spouse.  George W. Hamlin, IV has the
option  to  acquire 1,253 shares under the terms of the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as
described  under  the  "Stock  Options"  Section  of  this  Proxy  Statement.

(3)  Includes  410  shares  owned  individually  by  his  spouse.

(4)  Includes  485  shares  owned  by  his  IRA  held  by  subsidiary bank, 60 shares owned
individually  by  his  spouse,  93  shares owned by her IRA held by subsidiary bank and 446
shares  owned  by  his  children  under  Trust  Agreements.

(5)  Includes  1 share owned individually by his spouse, 59 shares owned by his IRA held by
subsidiary  bank and 16 shares owned by his two children.  Gregory S. MacKay has the option
to  acquire  229  shares  under  the  terms  of  the  Company's  1998  Stock  Option  Plan.

(6)  Includes  18  shares  owned as custodian for his three children under New York Uniform
Transfers  to Minors Act and 10 shares owned by his IRA held by subsidiary bank.  Robert G.
Sheridan  has  options  to acquire 393 shares under the terms of the Company's Stock Option
Plan  as  described  under  the  "Stock  Option"  Section  of  this  Proxy  Statement.

(7)  Includes  25  shares owned individually by his spouse and 86 shares owned as custodian
for  his  two  children  under  New  York  Uniform  Transfer  to  Minors  Act.

</TABLE>



                  SECTION  16  (a)  BENEFICIAL  OWNERSHIP  REPORTING  COMPLIANCE

     Section  16(a)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act"),  requires  the Company's executive officers and Directors, and
persons  who  own  more  than  10% of a registered class of the Company's equity
securities,  to  file  reports  of  ownership  and changes in ownership with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission (the "SEC"). Executive officers, Directors
and  greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the
Company  with  copies  of all Section 16(a) forms they file.   Based solely on a
review  of  copies  of  such  reports  of ownership furnished to the Company, or
written  representations that no forms were necessary, the Company believes that
during  the past fiscal year, its executive officers, Directors and greater than
10%  beneficial  owners  complied  with  all  applicable  filing  requirements


                                 ELECTION  OF  DIRECTORS

     The  number  of Directors to be elected at the 2001 Annual Meeting is four.
Directors  are  elected  annually  by  the stockholders to hold office for three
years  and  until  their successors are elected and qualified.    Management has
nominated  as Directors, and recommends the election, of the four persons listed
below.  Nominees Patricia A. Boland and Alan J. Stone are members of the present
Board  and  were  first  elected  by  the stockholders of the Corporation at the
Annual  Meeting  held  in  1986.  Nominee  Robert G. Sheridan is a member of the
present  Board  and  was first elected by the stockholders of the Corporation at
the Annual Meeting held in 1992.  Nominee Richard P. Miller, Jr., is a member of
the  present  Board and was first elected by the stockholders of the Corporation
at  the  Annual Meeting held in 1998.  Each nominee has consented to be named in
this  Proxy  Statement  and  to  serve if elected.  If at the time of the Annual
Meeting  any  of them becomes unavailable for election, the proxies may exercise
discretionary  authority  to  vote  for  substitutes  proposed  by  the Board of
Directors.  Management  has  no  reason  to believe that any substitute nominees
will  be  required.  Sue  S.  Stewart was appointed as a Class 1 Director by the
Board  of  Directors  at  the  August  2000  Board  Meeting.


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<PAGE>


                 INFORMATION  ON  DIRECTORS  AND  NOMINEES

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

2001  Incumbent  Class  3  Directors  -  Term  Expiring  2001

                              Year First Elected
                               or Appointed to:    Principal Occupation
Name                    Age   Corporation   Bank   For Past Five Years
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>   <C>           <C>    <C>

Robert G. Sheridan      52       1984       1992   Senior Vice President and
                                                   Cashier  - The Canandaigua
                                                   National Bank and Trust
                                                   Company - 1989 - present

Patricia A. Boland      65       1986       1986   Retired Educator;
                                                   Retired Mayor - City of
                                                   Canandaigua

Alan J. Stone           60       1986       1986   CEO Stone Construction
                                                   Equipment, Inc. until 1986;
                                                   Managing Partner - Stone
                                                   Properties July 1986 -
                                                   present; Chairman of the
                                                   Board - Canandaigua
                                                   National Corporation -
                                                   February 1994 - present

Richard P. Miller, Jr.  57       1998       1998   Senior Vice President &
                                                   Chief Operating Officer
                                                   U of R 1996 - 2000; Vice
                                                   Chancellor & Chief
                                                   Operating Officer - State
                                                   University of New York
</TABLE>


<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

         Class  2  Directors  -  Term  Expiring  2002

                              Year First Elected
                               or Appointed to:    Principal Occupation
Name                    Age   Corporation   Bank   For Past Five Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>   <C>           <C>    <C>
Frank H. Hamlin         95       1984       1948   Bank Director - Investor

Stephen D. Hamlin       64       1984       1973   Chief Executive Officer -
                                                   Sonnenberg Gardens
                                                   February 1996-2000;
                                                   Present -Retired Cultural
                                                   Leader

James S. Fralick        58       1998       1998   Principal & Director
                                                   European Economic
                                                   Research - Morgan
                                                   Stanley & Co. - 1993
                                                   1997; Adjunct Professor -
                                                   Economics - Syracuse
                                                   University 1998 - present

Daniel P. Fuller        50       1996       1996   President and General
                                                   Manager-Bristol Mountain
                                                   Ski Resort - December 1984 -
                                                   Present

</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

             Class  1  Directors  -  Term  Expiring  2003

                              Year First Elected
                               or Appointed to:    Principal Occupation
Name                    Age   Corporation   Bank   For Past Five Years
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>   <C>           <C>    <C>
Caroline C. Shipley     61       1984       1984   Educator - Director
                                                   New York State School
                                                   Boards Association
                                                   January 1991- December
                                                   1999; Vice President 1995;
                                                   President 1996 -1997

George W. Hamlin, IV    59       1984       1979   President, CEO, CRA and
                                                   Trust Officer - The
                                                   Canandaigua National Bank
                                                   and Trust Company - April
                                                   1979 - present; Director of
                                                   the Buffalo Branch Federal
                                                   Reserve Bank of New York
                                                   - 1992 - 1996; Director of
                                                   Federal Reserve Bank of
                                                   New York -1997 - present

Sue S. Stewart          57       2000       2000   Partner, Nixon, Peabody,
                                                   LLP: Managing Partner
                                                   Rochester Office, 1998 -
                                                   2000

David Hamlin, Jr.       57       1993       1993   Farmer; Colonel, USAF
                                                   Retired
<FN>

                 TRANSACTIONS  WITH  CERTAIN  RELATED  PERSONS

     The  family  relationships  between  the  above-named Directors are as follows:
George  Hamlin  is  the  son of Frank Hamlin.  Stephen Hamlin is the nephew of Frank
Hamlin and first cousin of George Hamlin.  David Hamlin, Jr., is a first cousin once
removed  of  Frank  Hamlin  and  a  second  cousin  of  George  and  Stephen Hamlin.

     During  fiscal  year  2000,  Sue  S.  Stewart, Esq. was Managing Partner of the
Rochester  New  York  office of the law firm Nixon Peabody, LLP. Ms. Stewart retired
from  Nixon Peabody, LLP as of February 1, 2001.  Nixon Peabody, LLP was retained by
the  company  during  2000  to perform legal services on behalf of the company.  The
company intends to retain Nixon Peabody, LLP to perform legal services on its behalf
in  2001.  The  aggregate of fees paid to Nixon Peabody, LLP during fiscal year 2000
did  not  exceed 5% of the gross revenue of Nixon Peabody, LLP for its latest fiscal
year.
</TABLE>


                  COMMITTEES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS

     The  Directors of Canandaigua National Corporation and the Directors of The
Canandaigua  National  Bank  and  Trust  Company  are  the  same  persons.

     The  Corporation  does not have standing Audit, Compensation, or Nominating
Committees.  These  functions  are  performed by the following committees of The
Canandaigua  National  Bank  and  Trust  Company:

     The Audit Committee consists of four (4) Directors who are not employees of
the  subsidiary  bank  and who are appointed annually by the Board of Directors.
Members  of  the  Committee  are:

        Caroline  C.  Shipley          James  S.  Fralick
        David  Hamlin,  Jr.            Patricia  A.  Boland

     The  Audit  Committee  met  eight  (8)  times  during 2000 to supervise the
internal  audit  and  compliance  activities  of  the Bank.  The function of the
Committee is to make or cause to be made suitable examinations every year and to
insure that the Bank's activities are being conducted in accordance with the law
and  the  banking  rules  and  regulations established by the Comptroller of the
Currency,  other  regulatory  and  supervisory

















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<PAGE>



authorities, and in conformance with established policy.  In addition, the Audit
Committee  recommends  to  the  Board  of  Directors the services of a reputable
independent  certified  public  accounting firm, and the Board of Directors then
appoints  the  independent  certified  public  accounting  firm  at  the  annual
organizational  meeting  of  Directors.  The  Committee receives and reviews the
reports of the independent certified public accounting firm and presents them to
the  Board of Directors with comments and recommendations.  At least once during
each twelve-month period, this Committee makes audits of the Trust Department or
causes  audits  to  be made and ascertains whether an adequate review of all the
assets  in  each  trust  has  been  made.


                       REPORT  OF  THE  AUDIT  COMMITTEE


     The  Audit Committee of the Board is responsible for providing independent,
objective oversight of the Company's accounting functions and internal controls.
The  Audit  Committee is composed of 4 directors, each of whom is independent as
defined  by  the  Securities and Exchange Commission and the requirements of the
Independence  Standards  Board.  The  Audit  Committee  operates under a written
charter  approved  by the Board of Directors.  A copy of the charter is attached
to  this  Proxy  Statement  as  Appendix  A.

     Management is responsible for the Company's internal controls and financial
reporting  process.  The  independent accountants are responsible for performing
an  independent  audit  of  the  Company's  consolidated financial statements in
accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards and to issue a report
thereon.  The  Audit  Committee's responsibility is to monitor and oversee these
processes.

     In  connection  with  these  responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with
management  and  the  independent accountants to review and discuss the December
31,  2000  financial  statements.  The  Audit  Committee also discussed with the
independent  accountants the matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees).  The Audit Committee also received
written  disclosures  from  the independent accountants required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees),
and  the  Audit Committee discussed with the independent accountants that firm's
independence.

     The  Corporation  appointed KPMG, LLP as auditors for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000.  The following is a presentation of the fees paid to KPMG for
professional  services  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000:

          Audit:                                        $  90,500
                                                        =========

          Non-Audit  -  Management  advisory  services      $295,000
                                                            ========

     Management  of  the  Corporation  was  responsible  for  decisions  made in
connection  with  the management advisory services provided by KPMG and KPMG did
not  assume  the  role  of an employee or management.  The provision of services
complies  with  the  limitations  on such services as set forth in the SEC's and
Independence  Standard  Board's  rules  and  interpretations.









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<PAGE>


     Based  upon  the  Audit  Committee's  discussions  with  management and the
independent accountants, and the Audit Committee's review of the representations
of  management  and the independent accountants, the Audit Committee recommended
that  the  Board  of  Directors  include  the  audited  consolidated  financial
statements  in  the  Company's  Annual  Report  on  Form 10-K for the year ended
December  31,  2000,  to  be  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                 THE  AUDIT  COMMITTEE

                 Caroline  C.  Shipley,  CHAIR
                 Patricia  A.  Boland
                 David  Hamlin,  Jr.
                 James  S.  Fralick

     The Officers' Compensation Committee consists of four (4) Directors who are
not  employees  of  the  subsidiary  bank  and who are appointed by the Board of
Directors  each  year.  Members  of  the  Committee  are  as  follows:

          Daniel  P.  Fuller                Alan  J.  Stone
          Richard  P.  Miller,  Jr.          Caroline  C.  Shipley

     The  Officers'  Compensation  Committee  met  five (5) times during 2000 to
perform  annual  reviews  of  officers'  performance.  Based  on the Committee's
reviews,  recommendations on officers' titles and salaries for the upcoming year
are  made  to  the  Board  of  Directors  for  approval.

     The  Nominating and Governance Committee consists of five (5) Directors who
are  not  employees of the subsidiary bank and who are appointed by the Board of
Directors  each  year.  Members  of  the  Committee  are  as  follows:

          Patricia  A.  Boland         Daniel  P.  Fuller         Caroline  C.
Shipley
          Alan  J.  Stone              Richard  P.  Miller,  Jr.

     The  Nominating  and Governance Committee met four (4) times during 2000 to
determine  personal  and  professional  qualifications  for  Board  of  Director
candidates.  The  Committee  reviews  the  qualifications  of  and  interviews
candidates  for Director and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for
approval.

     In  addition,  the  Board  will  consider  recommendations  submitted  by
stockholders.  Any  stockholder  wishing  to  make  such a recommendation should
submit  it to the Secretary of the Corporation.  Notice of intention to make any
nominations  or  other  proposals, other than by the Board of Directors, must be
made in writing and must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation no less
than  twenty  (20)  days  prior  to  any  meeting of stockholders called for the
election  of  Directors.  Such  notification  should  contain  the  following
information  to the extent known to the notifying stockholder:  (a) the name and
address  of each proposed nominee; (b) the principal occupation of each proposed
nominee; (c) the total number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that
will  be  voted  for  each  proposed nominee; (d) the number of shares of common
stock  of  the  Corporation  owned  by  the  notifying  stockholder.










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<PAGE>


     The  Board of Directors of the Corporation held twelve (12) meetings during
2000.  No  incumbent  Director  of the Bank or of the Corporation attended fewer
than  75% of the aggregate of all the meetings of the Board of Directors and the
Committees  of  which  they  were  members.


                    BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  COMPENSATION

     For  the  years  2000  and 1999, no compensation was paid to members of the
Board  of Directors of Canandaigua National Corporation.  For the years 2000 and
1999,  the  Chairman  of the Board of Directors of The Canandaigua National Bank
and  Trust  Company was compensated at the rate of $450 per meeting attended and
the  remaining  members  were  paid  at  the rate of  $425 per meeting attended.

                           PRINCIPAL  OFFICERS
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>


     The  following  table  sets  forth selected information about the Principal
Officers  of  the Corporation, each of whom is elected by the Board of Directors
and  each  of  whom  holds  office  at the discretion of the Board of Directors:


                                                           Number
                             Office and                   of Shares
                            Position with                Beneficially
Name                         Corporation      Held Since    Owned          Age
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>               <C>        <C>               <C>

George W. Hamlin, IV*         President         1984        1,891(1)       59
Robert G. Sheridan*           Secretary         1984           68(2)       52
Gregory S. MacKay*            Treasurer         1988          118(3)       51

<FN>
(1)  Includes 205 shares owned individually by his spouse.  George W. Hamlin, IV
has  options to acquire 1,253 shares under the terms of the Company's 1998 Stock
Option  Plan  as  described  under  the  "Stock  Options"  Section of this Proxy
Statement.

(2)  Includes 18 shares owned as custodian for his three children under New York
Uniform  Transfers  to  Minors  Act  and  10  shares  owned  by  his IRA held by
subsidiary bank.  Robert G. Sheridan has options to acquire 393 shares under the
terms  of  the Company's Stock Option Plan as described under the "Stock Option"
Section  of  this  Proxy  Statement.

(3)  Includes  1  share owned individually by his spouse, 59 shares owned by his
IRA  held  by  subsidiary bank and 16 shares owned by his two children.  Gregory
MacKay  has  the  option  to acquire 229 shares under the terms of the Company's
1998  Stock  Option  Plan.

*All of the Principal Officers of the Corporation are officers of the subsidiary
bank  and  have  served as officers of the subsidiary bank for the past five (5)
years.
</TABLE>


<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

                                      EXECUTIVE  COMPENSATION
                                    SUMMARY  COMPENSATION  TABLE

                                        Annual  Compensation               Long-Term  Compensation
                                   ---------------------------------     ---------------------------
                                                                         Awards   Other Compensation
                                                                         ------   ------------------
                                                                          SARs
      Name and             Year   Salary    Bonus          Other Annual   PSAs    Defined       ESOP
      Principal                                           Compensation   Stock    Contribution   ($)
      Position                     ($)             ($)         ($)       Options  Plan
                                                                                  ($)
<S>                        <C>    <C>       <C>            <C>            <C>     <C>           <C>
      George W.            1998   248,951         18,826          7,316  See      22,569        1,786
      Hamlin, IV           1999   246,443         25,643           8964  Tables   18,042        1,870
      President            2000   253,344         36,390           9972  Below    15,252        1,820
----------------  -------------  --------  -------------  -------------  ------  -------        -----
Robert G.                  1998   106,805          8,932          3,485  See      15,255        1,192
Sheridan                   1999   105,729         13,788          3,400  Tables   12,076        1,236
Secretary                  2000   108,690         16,813          3,489  Below     9,885        1,163
----------------  -------------  --------  -------------  -------------  ------  -------        -----
</TABLE>


<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

                                      STOCK  APPRECIATION  RIGHTS  (SAR)
                                        PHANTOM  STOCK  AWARDS  (PSA)

     The  table  set  forth  below  lists the value of the Stock Appreciation Rights and Phantom
Stock  Awards  as  of  the  date  of  award  using  a  per-SAR and per-PSA value of $363.  Stock
Appreciation  Rights  are  exercisable  after  five years from the date of award.  Phantom Stock
Awards  are exercisable by a recipient upon reaching the age of 55 or upon attaining 15 years of
continuous  full-time  employment  with  the  company.  No Stock Appreciation Rights nor Phantom
Stock  Awards  were  made  after  1998.


Name                     Year     Number     % of Total    Base Price     Estimated       Estimated
                                 Granted     SAR/PSAs      SARs Only      Value as of     Value as of
                                 SAR/PSA     Granted       $/share        Date of Award   End of Year
                                                                          SAR/PSAs        SAR/PSAs
                                                                               ($)           ($)
<S>                      <C>    <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>

George W. Hamlin         1998   65.63/65.63           25%     241.99            7,941        7,941
                                                                               23,822       23,822

Robert G. Sheridan       1998   39.38/39.38           15%     241.99            4,765        4,765
                                                                               14,293       14,293

</TABLE>


<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

     The  following table sets forth below the aggregated SAR and PSA values at January 31, 2001 for the named executive
officers.  The  value  of  the  SARs  and PSAs reflected in the table are based on the per-SAR and per-PSA value of $363
minus  the related exercise price.  The per-SAR and per-PSA value was frozen at $363 by the Board of Directors effective
January  1,  1999.



                                                                               Total Value of
                       Total number of unexercised SARs and PSAs     Unexercised in-the-money SARs and PSAs
                          at January 31, 2001                            at  January 31, 2001
                       Exercisable (#)   Unexercisable (#)           Exercisable ($)   Unexercisable ($)
                       --------------   -----------------            ---------------   -----------------
<S>                    <C>               <C>                         <C>               <C>
George W. Hamlin, IV       104.03             102.38                      15,444            12,753

Robert G. Sheridan          62.42             515.46                       9,266           172,468

</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     During  2000  the  named  executive officers exercised Stock Appreciation Rights and Phantom Stock
Awards  as  follows:

                            Stock Appreciation Rights                Phantom Stock Awards
                      # Exercised          Value Realized ($)    # Exercised    Value Realized ($)
                      ---------------      ----------------      -----------    ------------------
<S>                   <C>                  <C>                   <C>            <C>
George W. Hamlin, IV      550                  113,130               757            274,694

Robert G. Sheridan        330                   67,878               None             None

</TABLE>




                                     STOCK  OPTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     During  2000,  the  Company  granted  options pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock
Option  Plan. The Table below shows the relevant information pertaining to the grant of
options  during  2000  to  named  executive  officers.


Name                   Year   Number of  % of        Base     Expiration
                              Options    Total       Price      Date (1)    Assumed Annual Rates of
                              Granted   Options     $/share               Stock Price Appreciation for
                                        Granted                              the Option Term ($) (1)
                                                                                 5%            10%
                                                                              -------        -------
<S>                    <C>      <C>     <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>              <C>

George W. Hamlin, IV   2000     371       25%        437.18       2006         55,161        125,142

Robert G. Sheridan     2000     223       15%        437.18       2013         86,343        239,075

<FN>

(1)  Since  the  stock  options have no stated expiration date, the expiration date for
these  calculations  is  the  year  of  the  grantee's 65th birthday, considered normal
retirement age.
</TABLE>


<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

     The  following  table  sets forth below the aggregated option values at January 31, 2001 for the named
executive officers using an estimated market price of $450.83, the latest average market value in 2000 in a
public  auction.

                                                                              Total Value of
                          Total number of unexercised options at      Unexercised in-the-money options  at
                                  January 31, 2001                           January 31, 2001
                          --------------------------------------      -------------------------------------
                          Exercisable (#)     Unexercisable (#)       Exercisable ($)     Unexercisable ($)
<S>                       <C>                 <C>                     <C>                 <C>
 George W. Hamlin, IV        1,253                 379                   86,671              32,310

 Robert G. Sheridan            393                 588                   29,820              41,606
<FN>
No options were exercised by the named executive officers in 2000.

</TABLE>












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<PAGE>


     Compensation  for the executive officers for whom disclosure is required by
Item 402 of Regulation S-K is determined by the Officers' Compensation Committee
consisting of Daniel P. Fuller, Caroline C. Shipley, Richard P. Miller, Jr., and
Alan  J.  Stone.  The  Committee's consideration consists of, but is not limited
to,  analysis  of  the following factors:  financial performance of the company,
including  return  on  equity,  return  on  assets,  growth  of the company, and
management  of  assets and liabilities.  In addition, the Officers' Compensation
Committee  conducts  a  comparison study of the company's executive compensation
with  the  executive  compensation for comparable positions in similar companies
within  the  company's  peer  group.  The  Committee  also  considers intangible
factors  such as the scope of responsibility of the executive, leadership within
the  company,  the  community, and within the industry, and whether the company,
under  the  executive's  leadership,  has  been  able to serve worthwhile public
purposes while enhancing shareholder value.  All of these factors are considered
in  the  context  of the market for the company's products and services, and the
complexity  and difficulty of managing business risks in the prevailing economic
conditions  and  regulatory  environment.




                              PERFORMANCE  GRAPH

     The  performance  graph  shown  on the following page is required to be set
forth  in  the  Proxy  Statement  by Item 402 (1) of Regulation S-K.  The theory
incorporated  into  this  requirement  is  that  all corporations have organized
orderly  markets in which to exchange their securities. The graph is provided so
that  stockholders  and prospective stockholders can compare market results with
peer  companies  or  with  indexes  of companies in similar businesses or having
similar  capitalization, e.g., those companies which are listed on the NASDAQ or
NYSE.

     THE  CORPORATION'S  COMMON  STOCK  IS NOT LISTED WITH A NATIONAL SECURITIES
EXCHANGE,  NOR  IS  IT TRADED IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET.  THE CORPORATION'S
COMMON  STOCK  IS  NOT  ACTIVELY  TRADED;  LESS  THAN  1%  OF  THE CORPORATION'S
OUTSTANDING  SHARES  HAVE  BEEN  BOUGHT  AND SOLD IN ANY YEAR REPRESENTED IN THE
GRAPH.  DUE  TO  THE  EXTREMELY LIMITED NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS, THE AVERAGE SALE
PRICE  OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK USED IN THE GRAPH MAY NOT BE INDICATIVE
OF  THE  ACTUAL  MARKET  VALUE OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK.  THE GRAPH SET
FORTH  BELOW  DEPICTS  THE  AVERAGE SALE PRICE OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK
BASED  ONLY  UPON  TRANSACTIONS FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS PRICE INFORMATION.
THERE  ARE  PURCHASES  AND SALES OF THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH THE
CORPORATION  HAS  NO PRICE INFORMATION; THEREFORE, THE ACTUAL AVERAGE SALE PRICE
OF  ALL SHARES BOUGHT AND SOLD IN ANY QUARTER MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN SET FORTH IN
THE  GRAPH.





















                                                            Page  87
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The  following  is  the  data  table  for  the  graph:

                                             Period Ending
                       ----------------------------------------------------------
Index                  12/31/95  12/31/96  12/31/97  12/31/98  12/31/99  12/31/00
<S>                    <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Canandaigua Nat. Corp    100.00    105.47    115.96    128.38    160.36    169.76
SNL <$500M Bank Index    100.00    128.71    219.41    200.34    185.44    178.90
SNL Mid-Atl. Index       100.00    143.50    203.95    226.11    287.28    352.05

</TABLE>






















































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<PAGE>

                       INDEPENDENT  CERTIFIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS

     The  Board  of  Directors  has  selected  KPMG LLP as independent certified
public  accountants of Canandaigua National Corporation until the Annual Meeting
held  in 2001.  Representatives are expected to be present at the meeting and to
be  available  to  respond  to  appropriate  questions.  They  will be given the
opportunity  to  make  a  statement  if  they  so  desire.


                              STOCKHOLDER  PROPOSALS

     To  be  considered  for  inclusion in the Corporation's proxy statement and
form  of  proxy  relating  to  the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is
anticipated  to  be  held  on  March  13,  2002,  a stockholder proposal must be
received  by  the Corporate Secretary at the address set forth on the first page
of this Proxy Statement not later than December 11, 2001. Stockholders intending
to  submit proposals to be included in the company's proxy statement must comply
with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.14a-8.  Proposals so presented may be excluded
from  the  proxy  solicitation  materials  if  they  fail  to  meet the criteria
established  under  the  Exchange  Act.

                              FINANCIAL  INFORMATION

     Incorporated  by  reference  and made a part hereof is the Annual Report of
Canandaigua  National  Corporation  for  the  year  ending  December  31,  2000.


                                 OTHER  MATTERS

     The  Board  of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before the
2001  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders.  However,  if other matters should come
before  the  meeting,  it  is the intention of each person named in the Proxy to
vote  it  in  accordance  with  his  or  her  judgment  on  such  matters.



       By  Order  of  the  Board  of  Directors

       /s/  George  W.  Hamlin,  IV
       George  W.  Hamlin,  IV
       Secretary  -  Board  of  Directors
       February  26,  2001





















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<PAGE>
                                                             Appendix  A
Charter  of  the  Audit  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors


1.  Management  Responsibilities

It  is  the  responsibility  of  management and the external auditor to plan and
conduct  audits  and  to  determine  that the Company's financial statements are
complete  and  accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.  Further,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  management  to  assure
compliance  with  laws  and  regulations and the Company's Standards of Conduct.

2.  Audit  Committee  Purpose

The  Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of  Directors to assist the board
in  fulfilling  its  oversight  responsibilities.  The Audit Committee's primary
duties  and  responsibilities  are  to:

    -  Monitor  the  integrity  of the Company's financial reporting process and
system  of internal controls regarding finance, accounting and legal compliance.

    -  Monitor  the  independence  and  performance  of  the  Company's external
auditors  and  internal  auditing  department.

    -  Provide  an  avenue  of  communication  among  the  external  auditors,
management,  the  internal  auditing  department,  and  the  Board of Directors.

    -  At  least once during each calendar year, arrange for a suitable audit of
significant  fiduciary  activities  as  described  in  12  CFR  9.

    -  Review  with the Internal Auditor the Risk Assessment program and approve
the  annual  internal  audit  schedule.

  The Audit Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate
to  fulfilling  its  responsibilities,  and it has direct access to the external
auditors  as  well  as  anyone in the organization.  The Audit Committee has the
ability to retain, at the company's expense, special legal, accounting, or other
consultants  or  experts  it  deems  necessary in the performance of its duties.


3.  Audit  Committee  Composition  and  Meetings

Audit  Committee members shall meet the independence and experience requirements
of  the  SEC.  The Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors
as  determined  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  Audit Committee members shall be
recommended  by  the Chairman of the Board of Directors and approved by Board of
Directors.

The  Audit  Committee  shall meet quarterly, or more frequently as circumstances
dictate.  The  Audit  Committee Chair shall approve an agenda in advance of each
meeting.  Management  should  communicate with the Committee quarterly to review
the  Company's  financial statements.  In addition, the External Auditors should
review  the  financial  statements  and  significant findings at least annually.

4.  Audit  Committee  Responsibilities  and  Duties

  Review  Procedures

  1.  Review  and  reassess  the  adequacy  of  this  Charter at least annually.
Submit  the charter to the Board of Directors for approval and have the document
published  at  least  every  three  years  in  accordance  with SEC regulations.

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Charter  of  the  Audit  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors


  2.  Review  the  Company's  annual  audited  financial  statements  including
discussion with management and external auditors of significant issues regarding
accounting  principles,  practices,  and  judgments.

  3.  Review  significant  findings  prepared  by  the external auditors and the
internal  auditing  department  together  with  management's  responses.


  External  Auditors

  4.  The  external  auditors  are ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee
and  the  Board of Directors.  The Audit Committee shall review the independence
and performance of the auditors and annually recommend to the Board of Directors
the  appointment  of  the  external  auditors  or the discharge of auditors when
circumstances  warrant.

  5.  Approve  the  fees  to  be  paid  to  the  external  auditors.

  6.  On  an  annual  basis,  the  Committee  should review and discuss with the
external  auditors all significant relationships they have with the company that
could  impair  the  auditor's  independence.

  7.  Review  the  external  auditors  audit  plan  -  discuss  scope, staffing,
locations,  reliance  upon  management  and  internal  audit,  and general audit
approach.

  8.  Discuss  the  results  of  the audit with the external auditors, including
certain  matters  required  to be communicated to audit committees in accordance
with  AICPA  SAS  61.

9.  Consider  the  external  auditors'  judgments  about  the  quality  and
appropriateness  of  the  Company's  accounting  principles  as  applied  in its
financial  reporting.

  10.  Review with the external auditor any problems or difficulties the auditor
may  have  encountered and any management letter provided by the auditor and the
Company's  response  to  that  letter.

  Internal  Audit  Department  and  Legal  Compliance

  .11  Review  the  budget,  plan,  changes  in plan, activities, organizational
structure,  risk  assessment,  qualifications,  and independence of the internal
audit  department.

  12.  Review  the  appointment  and  performance  of  the senior internal audit
executive.

  13.  Review  reports  prepared  by the internal audit department together with
management's  response  and  follow-up  to  these  reports.

  14.  Review  with  the  Company's  counsel any legal matters that could have a
significant  impact  on  the  organization's  financial  statements.

  Other  Audit  Committee  Responsibilities

  15.  Annually  prepare  a report to shareholders as required by the Securities
and  Exchange Commission.  The report should be included in the Company's annual
proxy  statement.

  16.  Perform  any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company's
by-laws,  and  governing  law,  as the Committee or the Board of Directors deems
necessary  or  appropriate.

  17.  Maintain  minutes  of  meetings  and  periodically report to the Board of
Directors  on  significant  results  of  the  foregoing  activities.

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