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The canton of Dijon-1 is an administrative division of the Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Dijon.
Dijon is home to Dijon FCO, a football club with a men's team competing in the Championnat National and a women's team competing in the Division 1 Féminine. Dijon has a its own (Pro A) basketball club, JDA Dijon Basket .
Dijon (/ d i. ʒ ɔ̃ / [Note 1]) est une commune française, préfecture du département de la Côte-d'Or et chef-lieu de la région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Elle se situe entre le bassin parisien et le sillon rhodanien, sur l'axe Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée, à 310 kilomètres au sud-est de Paris et 190 kilomètres au nord de Lyon.
Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, with an additional five constituting overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 arrondissements and 2,054 cantons (as of 2023). [1]
Dijon is a prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Dijon and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of six cantons: Dijon-1, formed with part of Dijon, with 25,235 inhabitants (2014). Dijon-2, formed with part of Dijon, with 27,485 inhabitants (2014).
Dijon, city, capital of Côte d’Or département and of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, east-central France. The city is 203 miles (326 km) southeast of Paris by road and lies at the confluence of the Ouche and Suzon rivers.
Dijon is in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Cote d'Or department (general information: Dijon is 263 kilometres from Paris).