GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION Selongey, with its 2217 inhabitants, is regarded as the district town. Thanks to its geographical location, it enjoys easy access to national and international means of communication.

Selongey is the gateway to Burgundy, at the northeast of Côte d’Or corenty, halfway between Dijon and Langres, 5 minute-drive from the A 31 motorway (Til-Chatel interchange) which provides access both to the northeast of Europe (A 36) and to "the A 26" (leading to the Channel Tunnel) 3 minute-drive from RN 74 not far away from the SNCF railway line leading to the east of France close to the Til-Chatel and Dijon aerodromes 2 hour-drive from the Lyon-Satolas airport 30 minute-drive from the Dijon railway station

The district of Selongey (3712 inhabitants) is one of the 43 districts of Côte d’Or. It is composed of 8 villages : Boussenois, Chazeuil, Foncegrive, Orville, Sacquenay, Selongey, Vernois-les-Vesvres, and Véronnes. Selongey, with the districts of Is sur Tille and Grancey le Château-Neuvelle, together form "le Pays des Trois Rivières". The 3 rivers are : Venelle, Tille and Ignon.

Whether one turns to the east or the west, one is transported by the vista of the wooded slopes of the foothills opening out into the seemingly endless acres of the cereal crops of Dijon.

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