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The Côte-d'Or in Burgundy

The "préfecture" is in Dijon and the two "sous préfectures" in Beaune and Montbard.
There are 3 "arrondissements", 43 "cantons" and 707 towns/villages.
The surface area is 8,763.21 sq. kilometres.
The population is 506,755.

The Côte-d'Or is ranked 4th in France in terms of surface area and 47th in terms of population. It is ranked 63rd in terms of population density, with an average of 56 people per sq. km.

The majority of the population live in the East, in the triangle formed by Auxonne-Dijon-Beaune. There are significantly fewer inhabitants in the West and North of the department.

Principal employment sectors are as follows :
agriculture (1.80 %), industry (21.50%), building/civil & agricultural engineering (6.25%), trade and commerce (46.15%), other service industries (24.30%).

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