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Dijon | |
Top: Dijon City Hall, Bottom: Saint Benigne Cathedral, Statue of Jean-Philippe Rameau, Statue of Francois Rude, Saint Michel Church | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Dijon |
Canton | Chief town of 6 cantons |
Intercommunality | Dijon Métropole |
Mayor | François Rebsamen (2015–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 220–410 m (720–1,350 ft) (avg. 315 m/1,033 ft) |
Land area1 | 40.41 km2 (15.60 sq mi) |
Population2 | 153,668 (2014) |
- Density | 3,803/km2 (9,850/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21231/ 21000 |
Website | http://www.dijon.fr/ |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Dijon is a commune in France. It is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region; it is also the prefecture (regional capital) of the region but the council of the region meets in Besançon.
It is the main city of the department and also the largest city of the region.