▁the ▁greatest ▁season al ▁temperature ▁differences , ▁character ized ▁by ▁cold ▁winter s ▁with ▁frequent ▁snow fall , ▁and ▁hot ▁sum mers ▁with ▁violent ▁storm s . ▁It ▁is ▁this ▁climate ▁which ▁creates ▁the ▁unique ▁environment ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁C ô te ▁d ' Or ▁is ▁so ▁readily ▁known . ▁ ▁H osp ices ▁de ▁Be a une ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 2 ▁by ▁Nicolas ▁Rol in , ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Burg und y , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁H osp ices ▁are ▁a ▁char ity ▁running ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁need y . ▁Following ▁from ▁past ▁don ations , ▁they ▁own ▁v ine y ards ▁in ▁Burg und y . ▁ ▁Personal ities ▁▁ ▁Nicolas ▁Gro zel ier ▁( 1 6 9 2 - 1 7 7 8 ), ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁French ▁fab ul ist ▁ ▁Louis ▁Che v ro let ▁( 1 8 7 8 – 1 9 4 1 ), ▁race ▁car ▁driver , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁Motor ▁Car ▁Company , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Front en ac ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁with ▁brothers ▁Gast on ▁and ▁Arthur . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Che v ro let ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁race ▁car ▁driver ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Front en ac ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁with ▁brothers ▁Louis ▁and ▁Gast on . ▁ ▁Gast on ▁Che v ro let ▁(