Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Some facts about Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: ​[buʁɡɔɲ fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te], sometimes abbreviated BFC; meaning Burgundy–Free County) is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015.

The region covers an area of 47,784 km2 (18,450 sq mi), and has a population of 2,816,814.

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