Varois-et-Chaignot
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Dijon | |
| Canton | Saint-Apollinaire | |
| Community association | Norge et Tille | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 8' E | |
| height | 214-240 m | |
| surface | 10.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,913 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 189 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21490 | |
| INSEE code | 21657 | |
| Website | www.varois-et-chaignot.com | |
 Mairie Varois-et-Chaignot |
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Varois-et-Chaignot is a French commune with 1,913 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Dijon and the canton of Saint-Apollinaire .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 320 | 390 | 1,036 | 1,369 | 1,717 | 1,960 | 1,982 | 1.931 |
Partner municipality
- Hamm am Rhein , Germany (since 1983)
Attractions
The Fort de Varois was built in 1877. It belongs to the Barrière de fer , a chain of fortress rings around various cities in eastern France. The Fort de Varois was used to monitor the road to the east towards Dijon . It was entered in the supplementary directory of official historical monuments in 2007 .
Part of the fort
Saint-André church
Fallen memorial
Web links
Commons : Varois-et-Chaignot - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Varois-et-Chaignot. In: Base Mérimée. Ministère de la culture, accessed August 20, 2010 (French).