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
The town hall in Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Coat of arms of Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Fontaine-lès-Dijon is located in France
Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Fontaine-lès-Dijon is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Coordinates: 47°20′36″N 5°01′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonFontaine-lès-Dijon
IntercommunalityDijon Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Chapuis[1]
Area
1
4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
8,756
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fontainois (masculine)
Fontainoise (feminine)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21278 /21121
Elevation250–337 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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Monuments historiques : Couvent et Basilique Saint-Bernard", Mérimée (in French), Ministère de la Culture, retrieved 21 July 2017
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontaine-lès-Dijon, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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