Fontaine-lès-Dijon

Fontaine-lès-Dijon
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon (main town)
Community association	Dijon metropolis
Coordinates	47 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 1'  E
height	250-337 m
surface	4.49 km 2
Residents	8,888 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,980 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	21121
INSEE code	21278
Website	http://www.fontainelesdijon.fr
Municipality of Fontaine-lès-Dijon

Fontaine-lès-Dijon is a commune with 8888 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Côte-d'Or in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dijon and the canton of Fontaine-lès-Dijon , whose main town (Chef-lieu) it is. The residents call themselves Fontainois .

geography

The municipality is located in the agglomeration north-west of Dijon . Are neighboring communities

• Ahuy in the north,
• Dijon in the east and south,
• Talant in the southwest as well
• Daix to the west.

Attractions

• Église Saint-Bernard
• Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon , birthplace of Bernhard von Clairvaux

• 

  Église Saint-Bernard

• 

  Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon

Town twinning

Fontaines-lès-Dijon has been twinned with Kirn in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate since May 10, 1986 .

Personalities

• The brothers Bernhard von Clairvaux , * around 1090 at Fontaine-lès-Dijon Castle, Gerhard von Clairvaux , * around 1089, and Nivard von Clairvaux , * around 1100
• Aleth von Montbard , mother of St. Bernard of Clairvaux , † between 1103 and 1108 at Fontaine-lès-Dijon Castle

Web links

Commons : Fontaine-lès-Dijon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files