Dijon

Dijon () is a city in eastern France, the pr?fecture (administrative capital) of the C?te-d'Or d?partement (county) and of the Bourgogne r?gion. Dijon is the historical capital of the province of Burgundy. Population (1999): 149,867 for the commune; 240,000 for the greater Dijon area.

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The current mayor of Dijon is Fran?ois Rebsamen of the French Socialist Party.

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Dijon hosts the main campus of the University of Burgundy (Universit? de Bourgogne).

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City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Bourgogne: :This article is about the French administrative r?gion of Bourgogne. For the historical duchy and province of Burgundy, as well as the cultural area of Burgundy, see Burgundy....

Dijon related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Cottereau Dijon

Portrait of Catherine de Montholon Founder of the Ursuline Order at Dijon