Genlis
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Dijon | |
| Canton | Genlis (main town) | |
| Community association | Plaine Dijonnaise | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ' N , 5 ° 13' E | |
| height | 193-205 m | |
| surface | 12.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,315 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 440 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21110 | |
| INSEE code | 21292 | |
 TGV train at Genlis train station |
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Genlis is a French commune with 5,315 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 is the capital of the canton of Genlis .
geography
The municipality is located around 17 kilometers southeast of Dijon . Neighboring communities are:
- Cessey-sur-Tille in the north,
- Labergement-Foigney in the northeast,
- Beire-le-Fort in the east,
- Longeault-Pluvault with Longeault and Pluvault in the southeast,
- Tart-le-Bas in the south,
- Varanges in the southwest,
- Magny-sur-Tille to the west and
- Izier in the northwest.
The municipality is crossed by the rivers Norges and Tille . The A39 motorway and a railway line to Dijon, on which the LGV Rhin-Rhône high-speed trains run, run through the municipality .
Population development
- 1962: 2264
- 1968: 3219
- 1975: 4129
- 1982: 4936
- 1990: 5241
- 1999: 5257
- 2007: 5484
- 2016: 5350
Attractions
- Genlis Castle
Parish partnership
Personalities
- Jean-Auguste Berthaut (1817–1881), Minister of War 1876/77
- Jean Charbonneaux (1895–1969), archaeologist
Web links
Commons : Genlis - collection of images, videos and audio files
