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For the historical duchy and province of Burgundy, as well as the cultural area of Burgundy, see Burgundy.

Burgundy
Bourgogne

— Region of France —

Flag

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Country

Côte-d'Or
Nièvre
Saône-et-Loire
Yonne

Government

- President

François Patriat (PS)

Area

- Total

31,582 km² (12,193.9 sq mi)

Population (2008-01-01)

- Total

1,631,000

- Density

51.6/km² (133.8/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

NUTS Region

FR2

Website

cr-bourgogne.fr

Burgundy (French: Bourgogne, French pronunciation (help·info)) is one of the 26 regions of France.

The region of Burgundy 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:

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.