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Burgundy
Details
Administration
Prefecture	Dijon
Departments	Cte-d'Or Nivre Saone-et-Loire Yonne
Towns	Dijon Nevers Macon Auxerre
Districts	15
Townships	174
Commons	2 045
Regional Council	Regional Council of Burgundy
President Mandate	Francois Patriat ( PS ) 2010 - 2014
Prefect	Galliard of Christian Laverne
Website	www.cr-bourgogne.fr
Demography
Population	1,633,891 inhab. ( 2007 )
Density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Demonym	Bourguignon
Geography
Area	31 582 km

Burgundy (or in Burgundy-Morvan , in Francoprovenal ) is a historical region and administrative center located in eastern France and consists of four departments : the Yonne , the Cte-d'Or , the Nivre and Saone-et-Loire. With its four departments and 31 582 km , Burgundy is one of the largest regions of France (7th place).

The area owes its name to the Burgundians who created the kingdom of Burgundy , became the kingdom of Burgundy and Burgundy Two-time Carolingian. Thereafter we differentiate the county of Burgundy (or Bourgogne Franche-Comt), which corresponds to the current Franche-Comte , the duchy of Burgundy , which corresponds roughly to the present region of Burgundy.

Its inhabitants are called the Burgundians and the Burgundians.

Philip the Good with the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Burgundy is named after the tribe of the Burgundians who created the kingdom of Burgundy. The latter became the kingdom of Burgundy and Burgundy Two-time Carolingian. In the Middle Ages , it is necessary to distinguish the county of Burgundy of the duchy of Burgundy. The first (now the Franche-Comte ) was Empire Earth , the second consisting of the counties of Macon , Chalon , Sens , Auxerre , Tonnerre , Nevers , Autun belonged to the kingdom of France.

Also, the dukes of Burgundy were vassals of the king of France for the duchy of Burgundy, the Artois and Flanders , and vassals of the Emperor for the county of Burgundy, Gelderland , the Hainaut , the Brabant and other land.

Administration

Geography

Dijon

Dijon

Panorama of Morvan in Chateau-Chinon

Historic Burgundy, the former European kingdom, was shared by the great powers in two Burgundies:

• The Duchy of Burgundy
• The County of Burgundy

The County of Burgundy or Franche-Comte de Bourgogne (which means "Free County of Burgundy"), constitutes the major part of the Franche-Comte present. The Duchy of Burgundy is it about the current less Burgundy Nivre.

The Burgundy region is located in east-central France. It borders of Franche-Comt to the east, Rhne-Alpes to the south-east of the Auvergne to the southwest of Center in the west of the Champagne-Ardenne to the north and the Island -de-France to the northwest.

North

Lower Burgundy is a region of sedimentary plains: it includes the Sens agricultural and Othe forest that dominates the valleys of the Yonne and the Armanon.

Auxerre.

East

The countries of the Saone correspond to plains covered with lush meadows collapse and fields (wheat, corn, oilseed, vegetables).

Center

Trays Burgundian limestone slope gently towards the northwest, but fall sharply to the southeast. They include the Auxerrois , rocky platform where stood the vine ( Chablis ), the Tonnerre , to lower altitude, the Chtillonais , a poor country where agriculture is facing difficulties, the intersection of Dijon and Cote Gold , last steep escarpment of the "Mountain", which is one of the most famous vineyards of France.
The Morvan , massive ancient forest, surrounded by clay plains where farming is practiced, incised by the depression of the coal -Dheune Bourbince.

South

The Macon , a country of mixed farming, livestock and vineyard, builds on the foothills of the Massif Central.

Map

In 2010, a 10 coin silver engraved by Joaquin Jimenez , was released in Burgundy. It represents the map and flag emblazoned in the region. It is legal tender throughout France.

Transport

Railway

B

TGV

• the TGV South-East since 1981 is the capital of Burgundy, Dijon reach of Paris (1 hour 37), Roissy (1 hour 51), Marseille (3:22), and just Montbard 1h from Paris, with 4 Montbard TGV / Paris TGV Paris and 5 / Montbard each day.

Bonds also go Chalon-sur-Saone to Paris.

Bonds Paris - Lyon via Gare du Creusot Montceau-les-Mines Montchanin TGV and Gare de Mcon-Loche-TGV.

The TGV Southeast through 6 departments including 3 burgundy (the Yonne , the Cte-d'Or , the Saone-et-Loire ).

• the TGV Lyria :

Lausanne - Dijon - Paris Gare de Lyon four round trips per day by about 3:41.

Bern - Dijon - Paris Gare de Lyon in 4h30 2 AR (1 in 2010).

• The Mediterranean TGV : example, Dijon - Montpellier (3:33).

• line LGV Rhin-Rhne, which connects Dijon in Europe, is under construction since 2006 and will end in 2011 (eastern branch).

Road

motorway network

The headquarters of Autoroutes Paris Rhin Rhone is located Saint-Apollinaire , in the suburbs of Dijon.

• the A6 crosses the Burgundy from north to south;
• the A38 connects Dijon to A6 ;
• the A31 (to Luxembourg ) through Burgundy to bind to the A6 to Beaune ;
• the A36 from the A6 (between Dijon and Beaune ) to the German ;
• A26 Dijon - Calais ;
• A39 Dijon - Dole - Bourg-en-Bresse ;
• the A77 connects the A6 south of Nevers in the Nivre.

Fluvial

Yonne in Auxerre.

Major waterways in Burgundy:

• The Seine
• The Saone
• the Yonne
• The Nivre
• The Burgundy Canal
• The center channel or "canal Charolais
• The Canal du Nivernais
• The lateral canal from Roanne to Digoin
• The swale Arroux

Economy

Agriculture Burgundy is dynamic, powerful and highly specialized: cereals (wheat and barley in the Yonne and Cote d'Or), oilseeds, cattle (Charolais, Morvan, Nivernais), wine (Ctes de Beaune, Nuits, Hautes-Cotes, Cote Chalonnaise, Macon, Beaujolais, Chablis).

The industry, which developed in the ^nineteenth century (coal Montceau-les-Mines , the Creusot Steel, Mining Machine), has gained fresh momentum after 1945, particularly in the valley of the Saone River (Macon , Chalon-sur-Saone), and Dijon in Burgundy, but has not been spared by the crisis. Among the international companies in Burgundy can be cited Amora Maille (group Unilever ), with plants of Appoigny (Burgundy) and Dijon (Cte-d'Or) closed in late August 2009, the pharmaceutical URGO at Dijon , the Factory Fulmen, largest employer of Auxerre (closed factory), the Laboratoires Vendme (Little Marseille ...) to Quetigny ( Community Grand Dijon ) and the factory history of SEB to Selongey.

In contrast, the northern region, low in large companies, has benefited from the establishment of industries lighter, more diversified specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, plastics, paper, automotive and engineering industries, food processing.

Finally, tourism with gastronomy, history, culture and tourism with the wealth of recreational adventure based in the villages in the valley of the Armanon and the regional park of Morvan provide the region's largest additional resources.

Trade and services are important in Burgundy ( Avallon is the seat of the distribution group Schiever ). For example, is classified Dijon city where businesses are more competitive in France ^Demographics

The settlement of Burgundy is sparsely and unevenly distributed. The population is concentrated on the lines of communication so that the Morvan is empty. Burgundy is currently less populated than it was in 1851. The region had 1,624,000 inhabitants in 2006.

Since 1990, the demographic imbalance has widened between Burgundy and the dominant regions that flank (Ile-de-France and Rhne-Alpes). On both strong growth, Burgundy offers only stagnation. The annual net migration only increased from -0.03% to -0.04% between the last two censuses, but the annual natural increase fell from 0.13 to 0.04%. This reflects an aging population, the region attracts a more retirees than younger households.

Only Dijon and its surroundings are spared from the game

Culture

Aerial view of Nevers

Famous for its cuisine, Burgundy is also rich in built heritage, castles to cadoles , through the cathedrals.

Science

Main article: List of botanical families present in Burgundy.

Gastronomy

• Bresse chicken ( AOC )
• Meat Charolais
• Candy Flavigny
• Prune of Vitteaux
• Cassis de Bourgogne
• Cherry marmot
• Seed mustard and Dijon mustard
• Asparagus Ruffey
• Truffle of Burgundy
• Escargots de Bourgogne
• Boeuf Bourguignon
• Gougres
• Eggs in red wine sauce
• Gaston Gerard Poulet
• Kir
• Ham marbling
• Ham Chablisienne
• Ideal Macon
• The Flavigny Aniseed
• Ratafia Burgundy

Burgundy cuisine also comes with its major regional names:

• Bernard Loiseau
• Marc Meneau
• Kilien Stengel
• Jacques Lameloise
• Jean Michel Lorain
• Jean Dudemaine

References

See also

Internal Links

• Regional Council of Burgundy
• Burgundian charters
• Burgundy cuisine

External Links

• (En) Regional Council of Burgundy
• (En) Regional Portal INSEE
• (En) View - Theme file from INSEE, population and social statistics.

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