BURGUNDY
Population

Popular destinations FRANCE

Alsace	Ardeche	Auvergne
Brittany	Burgundy	Cevennes
Corsica	Cote d'azur	Dordogne
Jura	Languedoc-roussillon	Loire valley
Lot	Normandy	Picardy
	Provence

Population

Old town of Dijon in Burgundy_{Photo: Hervé Sartori CC 4.0 International no changes made}

Burgundy has a total of approximately 1.7 million 'Bourguignons' (15th French region) and has a population density of approximately 51 inhabitants per km2 (The population numbers per department are as follows: Saône-et-Loire 580,000, Côte d'Or 535,000 , Yonne 340,000 and Nièvre 250,000. The distribution of the population over the various regions of Burgundy is very uneven: the Châtillonnais region has only 10 inhabitants per km2, the Morvan 10-15 inhabitants / km2 and the department Nièvre 35 inhabitants /. km2.

Burgundy consists largely of rural areas, but most people live in urban areas: about half of the Burgundians live on only 5% of the territory.

The age distribution also differs strongly from region to region: Nièvre has 25% over-60s, the Côte d'Or 17.7% and 46% of the population is under 30 years old.

Biggest cities

Dijon	155.000 inhabitants
Chalon-sur-Saône	45.000 inhabitants
Nevers	34.000 inhabitants
Auxerre	34.000 inhabitants
Mâcon	33.000 inhabitants
Fontaine-Française	32.000 inhabitants
Sens	25.000 inhabitants
Le Creusot	22.000 inhabitants
Chenôve	22.000 inhabitants
Beaune	21.000 inhabitants
Montceau-les-Mines	19.000 inhabitants
Autun	18.000 inhabitants
Nuits-Saint-Georges	14.000 inhabitants
Auxonne	12.000 inhabitants

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Sources

Bourgondië
Lannoo

Bourgondië, Jura
Michelin Reisuitgaven

Bussmann, K. / Bourgondië : kastelen, kloosters, en kathedralen in het hart van Frankrijk
Cantecleer

Evers, K. / Bourgondië
Gottmer

Frankrijk : natuurreisgids
Cantecleer

Keuning, T. / Bourgondië, Champagne
ANWB

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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