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Dijon | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Top: Dijon City Hall, Bottom: Saint Benigne Cathedral, Statue of Jean-Philippe Rameau, Statue of Francois Rude, Saint Michel Church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dijon  | |
  Dijon  Dijon | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′26″N 5°02′34″E / 47.2906°N 5.0428°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Dijon |
| Canton | Chief town of 6 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Dijon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–2020) | François Rebsamen[1] |
| Area 1 | 40.41 km2 (15.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 153,668 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21231 /21000 |
| Elevation | 220–410 m (720–1,350 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft) |
| 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.
- ↑ "François REBSAMEN, votre maire" (in French). Ville de Dijon. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.