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