• Burgundy: This corresponds to the old duchy of Burgundy (later called province of Burgundy). However, the old county of Burgundy (later called province of Franche-Comté) isn't included inside the Bourgogne 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. Bourgogne is divided into the departments of Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, and Yonne.
• the northern half of Yonne is a territory that wasn't part of Burgundy (at least not since the 11th century), and was a frontier between Champagne, Île-de-France, and Orléanais, depending from each of these provinces at different times in history.
• Nivernais: now the Nièvre department
• Burgundy has been known as the heart of France, owing to its geographical location.
• A Quadripartite agreement was made between Central Bohemia, Opole, Burgundy and Rhineland Palatinate in 2003 that gave rise to many activities such as a Students European Contest created in 2005, or the students literary prize.

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