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Burgundy (France)

LC control no.n 79091183
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingBurgundy (France)
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Geographic subdivision usageFrance--Burgundy
Variant(s)Bourgogne (France)
See alsoBourgogne-Franche-Comté (France)
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Special noteThis heading is valid for the medieval duchy, the early modern province, and the contemporary region of Burgundy.
Includes the old catalog headings: Burgundy, and, Bourgogne, France (Region)
Found inBottin admin., 1981: p. 971 (Admin. régionale: Bourgogne; capital, Dijon; comprises depts. of Côte-d'or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, and Yonne)
BGN, 10/17/75 (Bourgogne; 47°00ʹN, 4°30ʹE)
BGN gaz., France, 1964 (Bourgogne (French), Burgundy (conventional), region, 47°00ʹN, 4°30ʹN)
Encyc. Brit., 15th ed. (Burgundy, in French Bourgogne, hist. region of east central France which gave its name to sev. larger pol. formations during early Middle Ages; name now limited to area of former duchy of Burgundy, which was estab. in late 9th cent. when the western part of the Kingdom of Burgundy was taken and erected into a duchy under the K. of the Franks)
Britannica.com, viewed Jan. 21, 2020 (Burgundy, French Bourgogne, historical region and former région of France...In 2016 the Burgundy région was joined with the région of Franche-Comté to form the new administrative entity of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
GEOnet, viewed online Jan. 21, 2020 (Bourgogne [approved], region, 47°00'00"N, 004°30'00"E; also lists ADM1 terminated 2016-01-01, and two populated places in a different region)
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