Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | ||
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| Region of France | ||
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 France
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| Prefecture | Dijon | |
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| • President | Marie-Guite Dufay (Socialist Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 47,784 km2 (18,450 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 2,816,814 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: [buʁ.ɡɔɲ.fʁɑ̃ʃ.kɔ̃.te]; sometimes abbreviated BFC) is a Region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 by the merger of Burgundy, and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence after the regional elections of December 2015, on 1 January 2016.
The region covers an area of 47,784 km2 (18,450 sq mi), and with a population of 2,816,814.
The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of the merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions separated by hyphens. Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils and confirmed by the Conseil d'Etat by 1 October 2016. Hence the interim name of the new administrative region is composed of the names of former administrative regions of Bourgogne and Franche-Comté. The same name has been chosen as the definitive name, which was officialized by the Conseil d'État on 28 September 2016.
The merger represents a historic reunification of the Duchy of Burgundy (Duché de Bourgogne) and the Free County of Burgundy (Franche Comté de Bourgogne), for the first time since they were divided in 1477.
The territory that is now Burgundy and Franche-Comté was already united under the Kingdom of Burgundy (from the 5th to the 8th century). It was divided into two parts: the Duchy of Burgundy (now Burgundy) of France, and the County of Burgundy (now Franche-Comté) of the Holy Roman Empire. The County was reintegrated as a free province within the Kingdom of France in the 17th century, separately from the Duchy which remained a vassal province of the Kingdom of France. These two former provinces were abolished during the French Revolution.
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