Burgundy (French region)
For the historical duchy and province of Burgundy, as well as the cultural area of Burgundy, see Burgundy (disambiguation).
"Bourgogne" redirects here. For other uses, see Bourgogne (disambiguation).
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| Prefecture | Dijon | ||
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| • President | François Patriat (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31,582 km2 (12,194 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-01-01) | |||
| • Total | 1,631,000 | ||
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP/ Nominal | € 40 billion (2006)[1] | ||
| GDP per capita | € 24,800 (2006)[1] | ||
| NUTS Region | FR2 | ||
| Website | cr-bourgogne.fr | ||
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Map of the Burgundy region.
Burgundy (French: Bourgogne, IPA: [buʁɡɔɲ] (
listen)) is one of the 27 regions of France.
Name
The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area during the early Middle Ages. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern Netherlands to the border of Auvergne.
Geography
Burgundy is made up of the following old provinces:
- Burgundy: Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, and southern half of Yonne. This corresponds to the old duchy of Burgundy (later called province of Burgundy). However, the old county of Burgundy (later called province of Franche-Comté) is not included inside the Burgundy region, but it makes up the Franche-Comté region. Also, a small part of the duchy of Burgundy (province of Burgundy) is now inside the Champagne-Ardenne region.
- Nivernais: now the Nièvre department
- the northern half of Yonne is a territory that was not part of Burgundy (at least not since the 11th century), and was a frontier between Champagne, Île-de-France, and Orléanais, depending from each of these provinces at different times in history.
Major communities
Climate
The climate of this region is essentially oceanic (Cfb in Köppen classification), with a continental influence (sometimes called a "half-continental climate").
References
- ^ a b "GDP per inhabitant in 2006 ranged from 25% of the EU27 average in Nord-Est in Romania to 336% in Inner London". Eurostat. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-19022009-AP/EN/1-19022009-AP-EN.PDF.
See also
- Burgundy (region)
- Burgundy wine
- Burgundy, What a Story! by Bernard Lecomte and Jean-Louis Thouart (Ed. de Bourogne, 2004) ISBN 978-2-902650-02-6
External links
- (French) Regional Council website
- (English) Short guide to Burgundy with main tourist attractions
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