Fontaines-lès-Dijon

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Fontaines-lès-Dijon is a commune in eastern France, historically notable as the birthplace of the influential 12th-century Cistercian abbot and theologian Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

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Fontaine-lès-Dijon 1
Fontaines-lès-Dijon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeDivisionType commune
areaSquareKilometers 4.64
belongsTo French Republic
country France
elevationMaxMeters 337
elevationMinMeters 250
governedAs municipality
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasCulturalHeritage pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Bernard
hasDemonym Fontenois
Fontenoises
hasHeritage associated with Cistercian order history
hasHistoricalFigure Bernard of Clairvaux
hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance 12th century
hasLanguage French
hasMunicipalStatus commune
hasNearbyUrbanArea Dijon metropolitan area
hasOfficialStatus commune in Côte-d'Or department
hasPatronSaint Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
hasReligiousSite basilica of Saint Bernard of Fontaine-lès-Dijon
birthplace sanctuary of Saint Bernard
hasSettlementType suburban commune
hasTransportConnection road links to Dijon
historicallyAssociatedWith 12th-century monasticism
Cistercian reform movement
linked to: Cistercian reform
INSEECODE 21278
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Côte-d'Or
linked to: Côte d'Or

eastern France
historical province of Burgundy
north of Dijon urban area
northeastern Massif Central periphery
locatedNear Dijon
namedAfter its fountains near Dijon
notableAs birthplace of Bernard of Clairvaux
partOf arrondissement of Dijon
canton of Fontaine-lès-Dijon
postalCode 21121
regionCapitalNearby Dijon
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux placeOfBirth Fontaines-lès-Dijon
Wiesloch twinTown Fontaine-lès-Dijon
linked to: Fontaines-lès-Dijon