Dijon

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Dijon

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Obec / Město

Summary

Dijon is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The city originated as the Roman settlement Divio on the road between Lyon and Paris and later became a seat of the Dukes of Burgundy. Its historic centre displays a mix of Capetian, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, famed for its polychrome Burgundian roofs.

Statistics

Area

41.59 km²

Population

161,830

Location