Savigny-lès-Beaune (French pronunciation: [saviɲi lɛ bon], literally Savigny near Beaune) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.[3]
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.
Savigny-lès-Beaune is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune in the Côte-d'Or region.
The village houses several buildings of architectural interest, including several châteaux, a Romanesque clock tower and a church dedicated to St. Cassien.
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).[5]
