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Dijon
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Prefecture and commune
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Top: Dijon City Hall, Bottom: Saint Benigne Cathedral, Statue of Jean-Philippe Rameau, Statue of Francois Rude, Saint Michel Church
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Country | France | |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Côte-d'Or | |
Arrondissement | Dijon | |
Canton | Chief town of 6 cantons | |
Intercommunality | Dijon Métropole | |
Area
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40.41 km2 (15.60 sq mi) | |
Population
(2014)
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153,668 | |
• Density | 3,802.7/km2 (9,849.0/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code |
21231 /21000
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Elevation | 220–410 m (720–1,350 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft) |
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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. |
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.
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History
Dijon began as a Roman settlement called Divio. Saint Benignus (Saint Kelly), the city's patron saint, is said to have spread Christianity to the area before being killed. It was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th century until the late 1400s and was a place of great wealth and power and one of the great European centers of art, learning and science.
Geography
Dijon is in the east of the department and in the centre of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of 40.4 km2 (15.6 sq mi), and its average altitude is 315 m (1,033 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 245 m (804 ft).
The distances from Dijon to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - 315 km (196 mi);
- Bordeaux - 670 km (420 mi);
- Toulouse - 672 km (418 mi);
- Lyon - 196 km (122 mi);
- Montpellier - 491 km (305 mi);
- Strasbourg - 334 km (208 mi);
- Nantes - 639 km (397 mi);
- Marseille - 507 km (315 mi).
Dijon is surrounded by the communesː
Ahuy | Asnières-lès-Dijon Bellefond |
Ruffey-lès-Echirey | ||
Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Talant Plombières-lès-Dijon Corcelles-les-Monts |
Saint-Apollinaire Quetigny Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur |
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Dijon | ||||
Chenôve | Longvic | Sennecey-lès-Dijon |
Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Dijon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
The average temperature for the year in Dijon is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 19.4 °C (66.9 °F). The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of 1.7 °C (35.1 °F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Dijon is 698.5 mm (27.50 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 73.7 mm (2.90 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 40.6 mm (1.60 in).
Climate data for Dijon, France | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
5 (41) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
15 (59) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
2 (36) |
10 (50) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
— | 2 (36) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
2 (36) |
— | 6 (43) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) |
40 (1.6) |
40 (1.6) |
50 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
60 (2.4) |
60 (2.4) |
60 (2.4) |
50 (2.0) |
70 (2.8) |
70 (2.8) |
50 (2.0) |
640 (25.6) |
Source: Weatherbase.com [1] |
Population
The inhabitants of Dijon are known, in French, as Dijonnais (women: Dijonnaises).
With a population of 153,668, Nevers has a population density of 3,803 inhabitants/km2.
Dijon forms, together with other 14 communes, the urban area of Dijon with a population of 241,591 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 166.0 km2 (64.1 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Dijon, formed by 295 communes, with a population of 382,590 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 3,339.2 km2 (1,289.3 sq mi).
Education
Sister cities
Dijon is twinned with
- York, England, since 1953
- Dallas, United States, since 1957
- Mainz, Germany, since 1958
- Volgograd, Russia, since 1960
- Skopje, Macedonia, since 1961
- Reggio Emilia, Italy, since 1963
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania, since 1965
- Pécs, Hungary, since 1966
- Opole, Poland, since 2009
- Guimarães, Portugal, since 2011
- Chefchaouen, Morocco, since 2016
- Prague, Czech Republic, since 2016
- Dakear, Senegal, since 2017
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In Spanish: Dijon para niños