Départements de France: Côte d'Or

 

This is the next instalment of a bi-monthly feature going through the 95 Departments of France in numerical order to check out things of interest. I hope you enjoy it

 

Location –  a landlocked department in the North East.  The Champagne region lies to its north.

 

Origin of name – It means Gold Coast – but there isn't a coast.

 

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Prefecture – Dijon (203 miles south east of Paris)

 

 

Signature foods – Mustard, vinegar, gingerbread, chocolate

 

Famous places to visit in Côte d'Or - Gothic abbey church of Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye,  11th-century Romanesque abbey church at Saulieu , Château de Bussy Rabutin at Bussy-le-Grand, Abbey of Fontenay

 

Famous people from Côte d'Or – Arthur & Gaston Chevrolet (race cars), Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower),

 

Go to this Pinboard to see the Departments of France so far.