Burgundy
former administrative region of France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It was also a historic region in eastern France. The French adjective and name of the inhabitants of the region is Bourguignon.
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Burgundy
Bourgogne | |
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Coordinates: 47°00′N 4°30′E | |
Country | France |
Dissolved | 2016-01-01 |
Prefecture | Dijon |
Departments | |
Government | |
• 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 | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-D |
GDP (2012)[1] | Ranked 16th |
Total | €42.7 billion (US$55.0 bn) |
Per capita | €25,996 (US$33,436) |
NUTS Region | FR2 |
Website | cr-bourgogne.fr |
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With over 31,500 square kilometres (12,200 sq mi), it is one of the largest region of France. It covers about 6% of the territory of the country.
The four departments in the region were Côte-d'Or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne. Its capital was Dijon.