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Côte-d’Or
Coat of arms of the Côte-d’Or department
Location
Location of Côte-d’Or in France
Administration
Department number: 21
Region: Bourgogne
Prefecture: Dijon
Subprefectures: Beaune
Montbard
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 43
Communes: 707
President of the General Council: François Sauvadet
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Statistics
Population Ranked 49th
 -1999 506,755
Population density: 58/km²
Land area¹: 8763 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Beaune is a commune in eastern France, a Sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region Montbard is a town in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly New Centre ( Nouveau Centre, NC also known as the European Social Liberal Party ( Parti Social Libéral Européen, PSLE is a Political party As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

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History

Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls)

Geography

The department is part of the current region of Bourgogne. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France. It is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Jura, Aube, and Haute-Marne. Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne (Burgundy in eastern France Nièvre is a department in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. Saône-et-Loire ( Sona-et-Lêre in Arpitan language is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not to be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.

A chain of hills called the Plateau de Langres runs from north-east to south-west through the department to the north of Dijon and continues south-westwards as the Côte d'Or escarpment, which is named from the department's name. The Côte d'Or (English Golden hillside is a limestone Escarpment in Burgundy, France that lends its name to the department which It is the south-east facing slope of the escarpment which is the site of the celebrated Burgundy vineyards. In Geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp steep Elevation differential characterized Burgundy wine ( is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic To the west of the Plateau de Langres, towards Champagne, lies the densely wooded district of Châtillonais. Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name To the south-east of the plateau and escarpment, the department lies in the broad, flat-bottomed valley of the middle course of the Saône. The Saône (son ( Sona in Arpitan) is a River of eastern France.

Rivers include:

Climate

The climate of the department is temperate, with abundant rain on the west side of the central range.

Economy

This is a premier wine-growing region of France. This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant Growing regions where Vineyards are planted Other crops include cereal grains and potatoes. Sheep and cattle are also raised in the department. The region is famous for its Dijon mustard. Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region Mustard is a thick yellowish-brown paste with a sharp taste made from the ground seeds of a Mustard plant (white or yellow mustard Sinapis hirta

There are coal mines and heavy industry, including steel, machinery, and earthenware. The industries most developed in Côte-d’Or are

The big works are generally in the conurbation of Dijon although biggest (CEA Valduc) is at Salives in the Plateau de Langres. Salives is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. There is also the SEB metal works at Selongey below the plateau on the margin of the Saône plain and the Valourec metalworking group at Montbard in the west of the départment on the River Brenne near its junction with the Armançon. Montbard is a town in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region. The Pharmaceutical industry has shown the greatest growth in recent years. However, since the Dijon employment statistics zone includes the urban and administrative centre of the Burgundy region, the service sector is proportionately bigger there in relation to the industrial, than in the other three zones of Côte-d'Or. Bourgogne ( English: Burgundy is one of the 26 regions of France.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Côte-d'Oriens.

Tourism

Some of the major tourist attractions are the Gothic abbey church of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye and the Romanesque abbey church at Saulieu, as well the Château de Bussy Rabutin at Bussy-le-Grand. Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Saulieu is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Burgundy region in eastern France. Bussy-le-Grand is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. The Abbey of Cîteaux, headquarters of the Cistercian Order, lies to the east of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the south of the department. Cîteaux Abbey (French Abbaye de Cîteaux) is a Roman Catholic Abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, Nuits-Saint-Georges is a commune in the Arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

See also

External links

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