The Canal de Bourgogne is a canal in the Burgundy historical region in east-central France. It connects the Yonne at Migennes with the Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Construction began in 1775 and was completed in 1832. The canal completes the link between the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea, via the rivers Seine and the Yonne to the Saône and Rhône.
The Canal de Bourgogne in Chassignelles
North entrance of the canal tunnel at Pouilly-en-Auxois
Contrat of a 5 % Bond for 4,000 Livres of the Burgundy for funding the Canal de Bourogone, issued 11. November 1785
Dijon is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. As of 2017 the commune had a population of 156,920.
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Image: Tramway de Dijon Station Gare (T1)
Porte Guillaume (Guillaume Gate), Place Darcy (Darcy Square), in the center of Dijon.