Allerey

Allerey is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alériens or Alériennes

Geography

Allerey is located some 40 km north-west of Beaune and 30 km north by north-east of Autun. The D906 road passes through the western part of the commune but the village can only be accessed by smaller roads such as the D16 from the south which continues north-east to Arconcey, the D117A from the west which continues south-east to Arnay-le-Duc, and the D36 from Beurey-Bauguay in the north. The commune consists entirely of farmland except for the forested Bois de Come in the south-eastern corner.

The Ruisseau d'Angot rises in the west of the commune and flows south to join the Nailly river.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Allerey was the seat of a lordship in the Middle Ages and there was a Fortified house in the centre of the commune.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 169 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.