Bourgogne

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Région de Bourgogne
Flag of Burgundy
Région flag Region logo
Location
Map of France highlighting the Region of Burgundy
Administration
Capital Dijon
Regional President François Patriat
(PS) (since 2004)
Departments Yonne
Côte-d'Or
Nièvre
Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissements 15
Cantons 174
Communes 2,045
Statistics
Land area1 31,582 km²
Population (Ranked 16th)
 - January 1, 2007 est. 1,626,000
 - March 8, 1999 census 1,610,067
 - Density (2007) 51/km²
1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers
France

Bourgogne (French pronunciation ; English: Burgundy) is one of the 26 regions of France.

The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy. It is made up of the following old provinces:

A Quadripartite agreement was made between Central Bohemia, Opole, Burgundy and Rhineland Palatinate in 2003 that gave rise to many activities such as a Students European Contest created in 2005, or the students literary prize.

[edit] Major communities

[edit] See also

  • Burgundy, What a Story ! by Bernard Lecomte and Jean-Louis Thouart (Ed. de Bourogne, 2004) ISBN 978-2902650026

[edit] External links


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Coordinates: 47°00′N, 4°30′E