Chenôve () is a commune in the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.

department in the

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region of

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. Until 1955, it was a small scale wine-growing village, when it was absorbed into the urban conglomeration of Dijon. It is now the most populous

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of the city of

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

, located adjacent to the city's southwest side. With about 14,000 inhabitants, Chenôve is the third largest urban area in the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or () is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.

and the second largest economy in

. Local Cheneveliers (residents of Chenôve) call themselves the "bombis", which is

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for "good bread".

Geography

To the west of Chenôve, above the old town, is the Plateau of Chenôve, which reaches an altitude of 387 m. It has views of the city, its surroundings, and the distant plains of the

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and Jura. In good weather it allows views of the contours of

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. The plateau extends over 240 hectares with a great landscape diversity – alternating valleys, forests of Austrian pines,

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, ash,

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, and vast flat plains peppered with groves. It has rich

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. In addition, there are the ancient limestone quarries in Chenôve, from which many of the monuments in Dijon were built.

Population

Criminality

In 2025, at the Pierre Semard place, a man is killed. Few days earlier, another is shot, in a suburb of

, in addition of another ones admitted to hospital.

Administration

List of Mayors (since 1978) # Roland Carraz,

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, March 1978 - March 1995 # Roland Carraz,

Citizen and Republican Movement The Citizen and Republican Movement ( French: ''Mouvement républicain et citoyen'') is a left-wing political party in France. The party replaced the Citizens' Movement (''Mouvement des citoyens'', MDC) in 2002. The previous party was founded b ...

, March 1995 - December 1999 (died in office) # Jean Esmonin,

, December 1999 – present

Wine

The vineyards of Chenôve are part of the ''

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'' (AOC) Marsannay.

Notable people

Mark Karpelès Mark Robert Karpelès (born 1985) is a French businessman and the former CEO of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. While Mt. Gox became the world's largest bitcoin exchange at its peak under his management, the company would file for bankruptcy in 201 ...

, CEO of Mt. Gox