Auxonne

Auxonne
The ramparts on the banks of the Saône
Auxonne
Location within Burgundy region  Auxonne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Auxonne
Intercommunality	Auxonne Val de Saône
Mayor	Raoul Langlois (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	181–211 m (594–692 ft) (avg. 184 m or 604 ft)
Land area1	40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Population2	7,752  (2008)
- Density	191 /km2 (490 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21038/ 21130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Auxonne is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France.

Auxonne is one of the sites of the defensive structures of Vauban, clearly seen from the train bridge as it enters the Auxonne SNCF train station on the Dijon - Besançon train line. It also was home to the Artillery School where Napoleon received his first training.

Population

Historical population of Auxonne

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	4689	5282	4839	5043	5287	5150	4979	4598	6265	6960

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	7103	5911	5555	6532	6849	7164	6695	6697	6135	6307

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	6303	4304	5343	4988	5442	5164	5654	5704	5803	6485

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	7121	6781	7154	7752

International relations

It is sister-city with Heidesheim in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

• INSEE