Chaumont-le-Bois
Chaumont-le-Bois () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Geography. Chaumont-le-Bois covers 7.5 km2 between 216 and 393 meters above sea level. Located at an average altitude of 228 meters, the Fontainotte brook is the main watercourse of the village. History. Antiquity. With the neighboring village of Obtrée, Chaumont-le-Bois is a stopover on the ancient road coming from Mont Lassois heading northeast. Middle Ages. From the 14th century, the village lives almost exclusively from the vine. It is believed that the settlement was located at the height of  the valley on the site of the present cemetery. The seigniory seems essentially secular; of the old castle, only one dovecote remains. Modern Times. On the eve of the Revolution when the population was around 500 inhabitants, the present church destroyed at the end of the 17th century is rebuilt below. In 1811, Napoleon's land registry records 170 hectares of vines in the commune. After the phylloxera crisis that affected the region in the last decade of the 19th century, these were uprooted. Vine cultivation only resumed in 1987. Economy. The economy of Chaumont-le-Bois is linked to  the exploitation of the forest (sawmill) and the culture of the vine (Pinot noir and Chardonnay) for the Crémant du Châtillonnais production (vineyard in AOC Crémant de Bourgogne). Administration. The first mayor was elected in 1793, this table shows only the mayors from 1945 onwards. Coat of arms. An azure background with three golden oak leaves.