Fontaine-lès-Dijon

Fontaine-lès-Dijon (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn lɛ diʒɔ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is known for the Couvent et Basilique Saint-Bernard, a collection of buildings on the site of the birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.^[3]

Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Commune
The town hall in Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine-lès-Dijon
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Coordinates: 47°20′36″N 5°01′14″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Intercommunality	Dijon Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Chapuis[1]
Area 1	4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,032
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Fontainois (masculine) Fontainoise (feminine)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21278 /21121
Elevation	250–337 m (820–1,106 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 447 —     1800 465 +0.57% 1806 443 −0.80% 1821 438 −0.08% 1831 469 +0.69% 1836 476 +0.30% 1841 434 −1.83% 1846 446 +0.55% 1851 454 +0.36% 1856 451 −0.13% 1861 457 +0.26% 1866 435 −0.98% 1872 430 −0.19% 1876 421 −0.53% 1881 424 +0.14% 1886 448 +1.11% 1891 488 +1.73% 1896 458 −1.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 448 −0.44% 1906 440 −0.36% 1911 474 +1.50% 1921 548 +1.46% 1926 681 +4.44% 1931 845 +4.41% 1936 1,020 +3.84% 1946 1,255 +2.09% 1954 1,516 +2.39% 1962 2,687 +7.42% 1968 3,698 +5.47% 1975 5,010 +4.43% 1982 7,066 +5.03% 1990 7,856 +1.33% 1999 8,878 +1.37% 2007 8,957 +0.11% 2012 9,142 +0.41% 2017 8,888 −0.56%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department