Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Fontaine-lès-Dijon is a locality in Arrondissement of Dijon, Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Fontaine-lès-Dijon is situated nearby to the locality La Fillotte, as well as near the town Talant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dijon-Ville station and Well of Moses.
Dijon-Ville station
Railway station
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Dijon-Ville station, sometimes simply Dijon, is a railway station located in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, eastern France. The station was opened in 1849. It is located at the junction of Paris–Marseille, Dijon–Saint-Amour, Dijon–Is-sur-Tille, and Dijon-Vallorbe lines.
Well of Moses
Historic site
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The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter, assisted by his nephew Claus de Werve. It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, now in France.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
Museum
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787, in Dijon, France. It is one of the main and oldest museums of France. It is located in the historic city centre of Dijon and housed in the former ducal palace which was the headquarters of the Burgundy State in the 15th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dijon and Chenôve.
Dijon
Photo: François de Dijon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dijon is the largest city in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Dijon is best known for its mustard, which is no longer produced in its metropolitan area.
Chenôve
Town
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Chenôve is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Until 1955, it was a small scale wine-growing village, when it was absorbed into the urban conglomeration of Dijon. Chenôve is situated 6 km south of Fontaine-lès-Dijon.
Fontaine-lès-Dijon
- Type: Locality with 8,940 residents
- Also known as: “21278” and “Fontaine-les-Dijon”
- Location: Arrondissement of Dijon, Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.3433° or 47° 20′ 36″ northLongitude
5.0192° or 5° 1′ 9″ eastPopulation
8,940Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
8FV782V9+8MGeoNames ID
6428637
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In Other Languages
“Fontaine-lès-Dijon” goes by many names.
- French: “Fontaine-lès-Dijon”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastere Saint-Bernard Fontaine-les-Dijon and Grand hôtel la Cloche.
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