AtlasFranceBeaujolaisOne word pinned hereBeaujolais46.0833°N 4.6667°E · Q7179060One English word in this atlas traces back to Beaujolais. It sits in France.ShareAll of France Pinned hereBeaujolaisnoun · 19th centuryWell attestedThe wine is named for a former lordship, not a town.Beaujolais takes its name from Beaujeu, the seat of its medieval lords. The wine district kept the name after the lordship ended.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsSolutreanRock of Solutré, France24 kmChardonnayChardonnay, France50 kmmornayMornay, France52 kmCondrieuCondrieu, France69 km