Burgundy (French:
Bourgogne) 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.


