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{{Infobox_Department_of_France|
department=Côte-d’Or|number=21|
region=[[Bourgogne]]|
prefecture=[[Dijon]]|
subprefectures=[[Beaune]]<br>[[Montbard]]|
population=506,755|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=49th|density=58|
area=8763|area_scale=9|
arrond=3|cantons=43|communes=707|
president=[[François Sauvadet]]|pres_party=[[New Centre|NC]]|
img_coa=blason21.PNG|
}}
'''Côte-d'Or''' is a [[departments of France|department]] in the eastern part of [[France]].
== History ==
Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the [[French Revolution]] on [[March 4]], [[1790]]. It was formed from part of the former [[province of France|province]] of [[Burgundy]].
== Geography ==
The department is part of the current [[regions of France|region]] of [[Bourgogne]]. It is surrounded by the departments of [[Yonne]], [[Nièvre]], [[Saône-et-Loire]], [[Jura (department)|Jura]], [[Aube]], and [[Haute-Marne]].
A chain of hills called the [[Plateau de Langres]] runs from north-east to south-west through the department to the north of Dijon and continues south-westwards as the [[Côte d'Or (escarpment)|Côte d'Or escarpment]], which is named from the department's name. It is the south-east facing slope of the [[escarpment]] which is the site of the celebrated [[Burgundy wine|Burgundy]] [[vineyard]]s. To the west of the Plateau de Langres, towards [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], lies the densely wooded district of [[Châtillonais]]. To the south-east of the plateau and escarpment, the department lies in the broad, flat-bottomed valley of the middle course of the [[River Saône|Saône]].
Rivers include:
* The [[Saône]]
* The [[Seine]] rises in the southern end of the Plateau de Langres.
* The [[River Ouche|Ouche]] rises on the dip slope of the escarpment and flows to the Saône via Dijon.
* The [[River Armançon|Armançon]] rises on the dip slope of the escarpment and flows north-westward.
* The [[River Arroux|Arroux]] rises on the dip slope of the escarpment at the southern end of the department.
==Climate==
The climate of the department 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 department. The region is famous for its [[Dijon]] [[Mustard (condiment)|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.
The big works are generally in the conurbation of Dijon although biggest (CEA Valduc) is at [[Salives]] in the Plateau de Langres. There is also the SEB metal works at Selongey below the plateau on the margin of the Saône plain and the Valourec metalworking group at [[Montbard]] in the west of the ''départment'' on the River Brenne near its junction with the Armançon.
The [[Pharmaceutical industry]] has shown the greatest growth in recent years.
However, since the Dijon employment statistics zone includes the urban and administrative centre of the [[Bourgogne|Burgundy region]], the [[service sector]] is proportionately bigger there in relation to the industrial, than in the other three zones of Côte-d'Or.
*Reference [http://www.industrie-bourgogne.org/Site/Template/IndexGeo.php?NumSecteur=0&NumeroPage=0 Industrie en Bourgogne website]
== Demographics ==
The inhabitants of the department 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 department.
==See also==
* {{en icon}} [http://www.france-voyage.com/travel-guide/cote-d-or.htm Côte-d'Or Tourism Guide]
*[[French wine]]
*[[Cantons of the Côte-d'Or department]]
*[[Communes of the Côte-d'Or department]]
*[[Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department]]
==External links==
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.cote-dor.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.cg21.fr/ General council website]
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* {{en icon}} {{ODP|Regional/Europe/France/Regions/Burgundy/Cote-d%27Or|Cote-d'Or}}
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.chouette-photos.com/ Photos Galery about Dijon and cote d'or]
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