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Dijon is located approximately 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Paris, about three hours by car along the A38 and A6 motorways. The A31 provides connections to Nancy, Lille and Lyon. The A39 connects Dijon with Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva, the A36 with Besançon , Mulhouse and Basel .
Côte-d'Or (French pronunciation: [kot dɔʁ] ⓘ) is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124. [3] Its prefecture is Dijon and subprefectures are Beaune and Montbard.
Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon. The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church in Dijon. Considered a masterpiece of 13th-century Gothic architecture, it is situated at the heart of the preserved old centre of the city. It is located in Place Notre-Dame, near the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy and opposite the rue Musette.
Map of Burgundy. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern Netherlands to the border of Auvergne. Today, Burgundy is made up of the old provinces: Burgundy: Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, and southern half of Yonne.
Dijon Métropole (French pronunciation: [diʒɔ̃ metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centered around the city of Dijon. It is located in the Côte-d'Or department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, eastern France. It was created in April 2017, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine du Grand Dijon. [1] Its ...
Dijon Cathedral, or the Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon (French: Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Dijon, Burgundy, France, and dedicated to Saint Benignus of Dijon. The Gothic cathedral building, constructed between 1280 and 1325, and dedicated on 9 April 1393, is a listed national ...
The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon.The oldest part is the 14th and 15th century Gothic ducal palace and seat of the Dukes of Burgundy, made up of a logis still visible on Place de la Liberation, the ducal kitchens on Cour de Bar, the Tour de Philippe le Bon, a "guette ...
The arrondissement of Dijon is an arrondissement of France in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 224 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 368,440 (2021), and its area is 2,808.2 km 2 (1,084.3 sq mi).