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About the Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Population
DEPARTMENTS
Cote d'Or 21
Nievre 58
Saone et Loire 71
Yonne 89
Capital: Dijon.
(ranked 16th)
1624000 (2006)
AREA
31,582 km˛
Bourgogne
is doninated by rivers. The Yonne flows north to join the Seine, the
Loire flows along the western boundary of Bourgogne and the Saone flows
south.
It has been said that for every 6 drops of rain that flalls in
Bourgogne, 2 enter the English Channel, 2 into the Atlantic Ocean and 2
into the Mediterrean. All of the rivers are connected by canals.
There are Huge forests, rolling hills and lakes in the Morvan National Park.
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