Editing Burgundy (section)

== Geography ==
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[[File:Carte de la Bourgogne (Relief).svg|thumb|right|alt=Map of Burgundy|Map of Burgundy]]

The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old [[Duchy of Burgundy]] and smaller than the area ruled by the [[Dukes of Burgundy]], from the modern [[Netherlands]] to the border of [[Auvergne]]. Today, Burgundy is made up of the old provinces:

* Burgundy: [[Côte-d'Or]], Saône-et-Loire, and southern half of [[Yonne]]. This corresponds to the old [[Duke of Burgundy|duchy of Burgundy]] (later called ''province of Burgundy''). However, the old [[county of Burgundy]] (later called ''province of Franche-Comté'') is not included inside the Burgundy region, but it makes up the [[Franche-Comté]] region. Also, a small part of the duchy of Burgundy (province of Burgundy) is now inside the [[Champagne-Ardenne]] region.
* [[Nivernais]]: now the department of [[Nièvre]].
* the northern half of [[Yonne]] is a territory that was not part of Burgundy (at least not since the 11th century), and was a frontier between [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], [[Île-de-France]], and [[Orléanais]], being part of each of these provinces at different times in history.

=== Major communities ===
[[File:Place_du_Bareuzai.jpg|thumb|Dijon, Place François-Rude]]
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* [[Autun]]
* [[Auxerre]]
* [[Avallon]]
* [[Beaune]]
* [[Chalon-sur-Saône]]
* [[Dijon]] 
* [[Le Creusot]]
* [[Mâcon]]
* [[Montceau-les-Mines]]
* [[Nevers]]
* [[Paray-le-Monial]]
* [[Sens]]
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