Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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.

Its capital is Besançon.

Geography
The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is the sixth largest region of France with an area of 47783.3 km2. 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;
 * Bordeaux, 729 km;
 * Toulouse, 762 km;
 * Marseille, 538 km;
 * Lyon, 227 km;
 * Montpellier, 523 km;
 * Nice, 694 km.

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, 1216 m high.
 * 2) The Jura Mountains are along the eastern limits; here is Crêt Pela, the highest point in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with 1495 m.
 * 3) The Morvan mountains are in the centre of the western part; it highest point is Haut-Folin, 901 m high.

The Crêt Pela (46.41389°N, 6.02194°W), at 1495 m, 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:

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

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

Demographics
The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region had, in 2014, a population of 2,820,623, for a population density of 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.

Related pages

 * Burgundy
 * Franche-Comté
 * Regions of France

Other websites

 * Regional Council website
 * Prefecture of the region