Côte-d'Or
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- For other uses, see Côte d'Or (disambiguation).
| Côte-d'Or | |
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| Number | 21 |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Prefecture | Dijon |
| Subprefectures | Beaune Montbard |
| -1999 -Population density>Density | Ranked 49th 506,755 58/km² |
| Area | 8763 km² |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 43 |
| Communes | 707 |
| President of the General Council | Louis de Broissia |
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Côte-d'Or is a département in the eastern part of France.
History
Côte-d'Or was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.
Geography
The département is part of the current région of Bourgogne. It is surrounded by the départements of Yonne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Jura, Aube, and Haute-Marne.
A chain of hills called the Plateau de Langres runs from north-east to south-west through the département to the north of Dijon and continues south-westwards as the Côte d'Or escarpment, after which the département is named. It is the south-east facing slope of the escarpment which is the site of the celebrated Burgundy vineyards. To the west of the Plateau de Langres, towards Champagne, lies the densely wooded district of Châtillonais. To the south-east of the plateau and escarpment, the département lies in the broad, flat-bottomed valley of the middle course of the Saône.
Rivers include:
- The Saône
- The Seine rises in the southern end of the Plateau de Langres.
- The Ouche rises on the dip slope of the escarpment and flows to the Saône via Dijon.
- The Armançon rises on the dip slope of the escarpment and flows north-westward.
- The Arroux rises on the dip slope of the escarpment at the southern end of the département.
Climate
The climate of the département is temperate, with abundant rain on the west side of the central range.
Economy
This is a premier wine-growing region of France. Other crops include cereal grains and potatoes. Sheep and cattle are also raised in the département. The region is famous for its Dijon mustard.
There are coal mines and heavy industry, including steel, machinery, and earthenware. The industries most developed in Côte-d’Or are
- agriculture and food (14% of employees)
- metallurgy and metal manufacture (12% of employees)
- chemicals, rubber and plastics (12% of employees)
- pharmacy
- electrical and electronic components and equipment
- wood and paper industries.
- Reference [Industrie en Bourgogne website]
Demographics
The inhabitants of the département 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. The Abbey of Cîteaux, headquarters of the Cistercian Order, lies to the east of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the south of the département.
See also
- French wine
- Cantons of the Côte-d'Or département
- Communes of the Côte-d'Or département
- Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or département
External links
- [Seurre and the river Saone, Burgundy - Tourism and local life - French and english]
- [Prefecture website] (in French)
- [Conseil Général website] (in French)
- http://www.ot-dijon.fr/
- http://5.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CO/COTE_D_OR.htm
- [The Côte-d'Or economy (in French)] Click on Côte-d'Or then Spécificité.
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