City of the east of France, in the Burgundy. It is located to borders of the Ouche river and not far from the birth of the Seine. It is a commercial center and of varied industries.
The bishops of Langres resided frequently in Dijon after which Langres was seizure and sacked by the Barbarians in year 407.
In its History of the francs (book III, CAP. 19), Gregorio de Tours describes the Dijon of the century I SAW like surrounded by a wall of 9.5 meters of stop and 4.44 meters wide, with four doors and 33 towers. The archaeological excavations have identified 12 of these towers. The area thus protected was of 11 hectares.
The city conserves important works of art, which causes that, after Paris, he is one of the more important cultural centers of the country. The churches of Saint Philibert, style Romanesque, Notre Dame exist in her (of century XIII), one of the most important works of gothic the Burgundian, the church of Saint Michel (Renaissance), and the cathedral of Saint Bénigne (centuries XVIII and XIV), whose cripta is of century XI. Between the innumerable houses and buildings of civil character that conserve, emphasize the Palace of Justice and the palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, at the moment City council and museum of Beautiful Arts. Exite a good taste by the care of parks and gardens for that reason is considered a city of 4 flowers. The mustard is famous world-wide.