Longvic

Longvic
Fort of Beauregard, built shortly after the Franco-Prussian War
Fort of Beauregard, built shortly after the Franco-Prussian War
Coat of arms of Longvic
Location of Longvic
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Longvic is located in France
Longvic
Longvic
Longvic is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Longvic
Longvic
Coordinates: 47°17′19″N 5°03′52″E / 47.2886°N 5.0644°E / 47.2886; 5.0644
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementDijon
CantonLongvic
IntercommunalityDijon Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Céline Tonot[1]
Area
1
10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,676
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21355 /21600
Elevation219–247 m (719–810 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Longvic (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃vi][3][4]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is the twin city of New Holland, Pennsylvania, due to a Case New Holland plant being located in Longvic.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 522—    
1906 646+4.35%
1911 712+1.96%
1921 911+2.50%
1926 1,200+5.67%
1931 1,534+5.03%
1936 1,883+4.18%
1946 1,883+0.00%
1954 2,901+5.55%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 4,372+5.26%
1968 5,202+2.94%
1975 7,448+5.26%
1982 8,179+1.35%
1990 8,273+0.14%
1999 9,017+0.96%
2007 9,358+0.47%
2012 9,078−0.61%
2017 8,604−1.07%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6]

Personalities

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Rangers F.C. and Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra was born here.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ La rentrée des profs à Longvic, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 1 June 2021
  4. ^ Longvic : un barrage s'est effondré, le bief qui traverse la commune asséché, retrieved 1 June 2021
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Longvic, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE