This commune is more densely forested than other communes in the Côte de Nuits.

The village for which this commune is named sits westmost of all eponymous villages in Côte de Nuits.

This commune is one of the most isolated in Côte de Nuits.

This commune shares a border with the only other commune in Côte de Nuits to exhibit (from above) a protrusive parabolic hump-like shape.