Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Administrative region of France

It is in eastern France and was formed in 2016 from two old regions: Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Borgogne-Franche-Comtât  (Arpitan)
Region
Clockwise from top: the Cathedral of Saint John in Besançon; the Théâtre de Lons-le-Saunier; the Loire Bridge and the Cathedral in Nevers; and view of Dijon
Flag Coat of arms Brandmark
Country	France
Capital	Besançon
Largest city	Dijon
Departments	8 Côte-d'Or Doubs Haute-Saône Jura Nièvre Saône-et-Loire Territoire de Belfort Yonne
Government
• President of the Regional Council	Marie-Guite Dufay (PS)
• Prefect	Bernard Schmeltz
Area
• Total	47,783 km2 (18,449 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (Jan. 2019)
• Total	2,805,580
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-BFC
GDP	Ranked 11 of 18
Total	76.6 € billion (EUR€ bn)
Per capita	24,200 € (EUR€)
Website	www.bourgognefranchecomte.fr

Its capital is Besançon.

 

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is the sixth largest region of France with an area of 47,783.3 km² (18,449 sq mi). It is in northeastern France and borders to the north with the Grand Est region, to the west with Île-de-France and Centre-Val de Loire regions, to the south with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and to the east with Switzerland (the cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura).

The distances from Besançon, the capital of the region, to other cities are:

• Paris, the national capital, 410 km (255 mi);
• Bordeaux, 729 km (453 mi);
• Toulouse, 762 km (473 mi);
• Marseille, 538 km (334 mi);
• Lyon, 227 km (141 mi);
• Montpellier, 523 km (325 mi);
• Nice, 694 km (431 mi).

Rivers

The main rivers in the region are the Saône and its tributary the Doubs. The Loire river flows through the southwest of the region, at Nevers. The Seine river starts in the Côte-d'Or department.

Mountains

There are three main mountain ranges in the region:

1. The Vosges Mountains are in the northeast of the region and its highest point in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is Ballon de Servance, 1,216 m (3,990 ft) high.
2. The Jura Mountains are along the eastern limits; here is Crêt Pela, the highest point in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with 1,495 m (4,905 ft).
3. The Morvan mountains are in the centre of the western part; it highest point is Haut-Folin, 901 m (2,956 ft) high.

The Crêt Pela (46°24′50″N 6°1′19″E / 46.41389°N 6.02194°E / 46.41389; 6.02194 (Crêt Pela)), at 1,495 m (4,905 ft), is the highest mountain of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is in the Jura mountain range.

The highest point of the different departments in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region are:

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is formed by 8 departments:

ISO 3166-2	Shield	Department	Prefecture	Arr.	Cant.	Comm.	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)
FR-21		Côte-d'Or	Dijon	3	23	704	531,380	8,763.2	60.6
FR-25		Doubs	Besançon	3	19	578	534,710	5,232.6	102.2
FR-39		Jura	Lons-le-Saunier	3	17	509	260,681	4,999.2	52.1
FR-58		Nièvre	Nevers	4	17	309	213,569	6,816.7	31.3
FR-70		Haute-Saône	Vesoul	2	17	542	238,347	5,360.1	44.5
FR-71		Saône-et-Loire	Mâcon	5	29	567	555,788	8,574.7	64.8
FR-89		Yonne	Auxerre	3	21	428	341,814	7,427.4	46.0
FR-90		Territoire de Belfort	Belfort	1	9	102	144,334	609.4	236.8
Total of the Region				24	152	3,739	2,820,623	47,783.3	59.0

Arr. = Arrondissements          Cant. = Cantons          Comm. = Communes

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region had, in 2014, a population of 2,820,623, for a population density of 59.0 inhabitants/km². The department with more people living in it is Saône-et-Loire with 555,788 inhabitants.

After the Territoire de Belfort, the smallest department in the region, Doubs is the department with highest population density (102 inhabitants/km²). The density in the other departments is lower.

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  The old city of Besançon in the oxbow of the Doubs river.
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  Verrerie Street, Dijon.
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  The Yonne river at Auxerre.
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  The Palais ducal, Nevers.
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  Departmental Council building, Belfort.

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