About
the Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Population
AREA
DEPARTMENTS
(ranked
16th)
1624000 (2006)
31,582
km˛
Cote
d'Or 21
Nievre 58
Saone et
Loire 71
Yonne 89
Capital
Dijon.
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.