Map of Dijon, France

Dijon is the administrative centre of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, with a population of about 159,941. It lies at 47.3167°N, 5.0167°E. Dijon is about 262 km (163 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chalon-sur-Saône, 61 km to the south.

Dijon at a glance

Where is Dijon?

• The 19th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 28 min on the shortest day to 15 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dijon

• Chalon-sur-Saône — 61 km south
• Besançon — 76 km east
• Mâcon — 112 km south
• Bourg-en-Bresse — 125 km south
• Troyes — 130 km northwest
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 139 km east, Switzerland
• Belfort — 143 km east
• Épinal — 144 km northeast
• Neuchâtel — 149 km east, Switzerland
• Geneva — 151 km southeast, Switzerland

Largest cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

• Besançon — 128,426
• Belfort — 54,562
• Chalon-sur-Saône — 47,251
• Nevers — 43,988
• Auxerre — 41,516
• Mâcon — 35,484

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.