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Geographical information
The region of Burgundy is located in central eastern France, it basically retains the historical frontiers of the former in dependant province and dukedom of "Les Ducs de Bourgogne". The map below shows you the location of Burgundy in red.
The departments of Burgundy
The region is split into four different departments (counties). To the north the Yonne, the west with the Nievre, to the east is the Côte d'Or and finally in the south the Saône et Loire.
The Burgundy Canal passes through the Yonne and Côte d'Or departments, whilst the Cabal du Nivernais is in the Nièvre and the Canal du Centre passes through the Nièvenais and the Saône et Loire.
Detailed Physical map of Burgundy
In the above map, you will notice the granite hills of the Morvan, which form the water shed of central France. These hills decide the flow of water between the three seas ( North Sea, Atlantic and Mediterranean). To the North the water flows to the river Seine, to the east and south towards the river Rhone, and to the west into the river Loire.