Côte-d'Or 90544 204271325 2008-04-08T18:43:36Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[cy:Côte-d'Or]] {{otheruses}} {{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] <!-- please keep this link: Dmoz page holds a Wikipedia back link --> * {{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] {{Departments of France }} [[Category:Côte-d'Or|*]] [[Category:Departments of France|Cote-d'Or]] [[an:Costa d'Oro]] [[frp:Couta-d’Or]] [[br:Côte-d'Or]] [[bg:Кот д'Ор (департамент)]] [[ca:Costa d'Or]] [[cv:Кот-д'Ор]] [[ceb:Côte-d'Or]] [[cs:Côte-d'Or]] [[cy:Côte-d'Or]] [[da:Côte-d'Or]] [[de:Côte-d’Or]] [[es:Côte-d'Or]] [[eo:Côte-d'Or]] [[eu:Urrezko Kosta]] [[fr:Côte-d'Or]] [[id:Côte-d'Or (departemen)]] [[it:Côte-d'Or]] [[pam:Côte-d'Or]] [[la:Côte-d'Or (praefectura Franciae)]] [[lb:Departement Côte-d'Or]] [[lt:Kot Doras]] [[nl:Côte-d'Or]] [[ja:コート=ドール県]] [[no:Côte-d'Or]] [[nn:Côte-d'Or]] [[oc:Còsta d'Aur]] [[nds:Côte-d'Or]] [[pl:Côte-d'Or]] [[pt:Côte-d'Or]] [[ro:Côte-d'Or]] [[ru:Кот-д’Ор]] [[sk:Côte-d'Or]] [[sl:Côte-d'Or]] [[sr:Златна обала]] [[fi:Côte-d'Or]] [[sv:Côte-d'Or]] [[vi:Côte-d'Or]] [[tg:Департаменти Кот д'Ор]] [[uk:Кот-д’Ор]] [[vec:Côte-d'Or]] [[zh:科多尔省]]