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Bourgogne (; ) is one of the 26 regions
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
 and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Sa?ne which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's West Franks....
. It is made up of the following old provinces:






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Bourgogne (; ) is one of the 26 regions
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy

The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
 and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Sa?ne which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's West Franks....
. It is made up of the following old provinces:
  • Burgundy: Côte-d'Or
    Côte-d'Or

    C?te-d'Or is a departments of France in the eastern part of France....
    , Saône-et-Loire
    Saône-et-Loire

    Sa?ne-et-Loire is a France departments of France, named after the Sa?ne River and the Loire River rivers between which it lies....
    , and southern half of Yonne
    Yonne

    Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
    . This corresponds to the old duchy of Burgundy
    Duke of Burgundy

    Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Sa?ne which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's West Franks....
     (later called province of Burgundy). However, the old county of Burgundy
    County of Burgundy

    The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a medieval county , within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comt?, whose very French name is still reminiscent of the unusual title of its count: Freigraf ....
     (later called province of Franche-Comté) is not included inside the Bourgogne region, but it makes up the Franche-Comté
    Franche-Comté

    Franche-Comt? the former County of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy of Burgundy, is an regions of France and a Provinces of France of eastern France....
     region. Also, a small part of the duchy of Burgundy (province of Burgundy) is now inside the Champagne-Ardenne
    Champagne-Ardenne

    Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments of France: Aube, Ardennes , Haute-Marne, and Marne....
     region.
  • Nivernais
    Nivernais

    Nivernais is former province of France, around the city of Nevers and the d?partement in France of Ni?vre.The raw climate and soils cause the area to be heavily wooded....
    : now the Nièvre
    Nièvre

    Ni?vre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Ni?vre ....
     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
    Champagne (province)

    The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne Champagne in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that Champagne ....
    , Île-de-France
    Île-de-France (province)

    ?le-de-France is one of the ancient provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of History of France. It is centred on Paris....
    , and Orléanais
    Orléanais

    Orl?anais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orl?ans, Chartres, and Blois.The name comes from Orl?ans, its main city and traditional capital....
    , depending from each of these provinces at different times in history.


A Quadripartite agreement was made between Central Bohemia, Opole, Bourgogne 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.

Major communities

  • Autun
    Autun

    Autun is a Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France in Bourgogne in eastern France.The history of Autun dates back to Ancient Rome times....
  • Auxerre
    Auxerre

    Auxerre is a Communes of France in the Bourgogne regions of France in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne Departments of France....
  • Beaune
    Beaune

    Beaune is a commune in France in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in the Bourgogne Regions of France....
  • Chalon-sur-Saône
    Chalon-sur-Saône

    Chalon-sur-Sa?ne is a town and communes of France in central France, in the Sa?ne-et-Loire departments of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France....
  • Dijon
    Dijon

    Dijon is a communes of France in eastern France, the capital of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France and of the Bourgogne Regions of France. Dijon is the historical capital of the provinces of France of Burgundy ....
  • Le Creusot
    Le Creusot

    Le Creusot is a French commune in France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire d?partement in France and the Bourgogne r?gion in France. ...
  • Mâcon
    Macon

    Macon may refer to:...
  • Montceau-les-Mines
    Montceau-les-Mines

    Montceau-les-Mines is a Commune in France in the D?partement in France of Sa?ne-et-Loire and the Bourgogne Regions of France of France. It is the second-largest commune of the metropolitan Communaut? urbaine Creusot-Montceau, which lies southwest of the city of Dijon....
  • Nevers
    Nevers

    Nevers is a Communes of France in the Ni?vre Departments of France in central France.It is the principal city of the former Provinces of France of Nivernais....
  • Sens
    Sens

    Sens is a town and communes of France of France, in the Yonne Departments of France, of which it is a sous-pr?fecture, in the Bourgogne Regions of France....


See also

  • Burgundy wine
    Burgundy wine

    Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as Burgundies - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from Chardonnay grapes....


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


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