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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
administrative region of France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (meaning Burgundy–Free County) is one of the administrative regions of France. It is in eastern France and was formed in 2016 from two old regions: Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Borgogne-Franche-Comtât (Arpitan) | |
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Country | ![]() |
Capital | Besançon |
Largest city | Dijon |
Departments | |
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 | |
• 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 |
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