Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region in east-central France which borders Switzerland. It was created in 2016 by merging (unsurprisingly) Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
name of the departement | ID | main city | other important cities |
---|---|---|---|
Côte-d'Or | 21 | Dijon | Beaune |
Doubs | 25 | Besançon | Montbéliard, Pontarlier |
Jura | 39 | Lons-le-Saunier | Dole, Saint-Claude |
Nièvre | 58 | Nevers | |
Haute-Saône | 70 | Vesoul | Lure |
Saône-et-Loire | 71 | Mâcon | Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône |
Yonne | 89 | Auxerre | Sens |
Territoire de Belfort | 90 | Belfort |
North/South between Dijon and Beaune
There are many wine producers between these cities. During the grape harvest (les vendanges) this area comes alive. Hitchhiking between the villages on route D974 is easy and the locals are friendly and curious about hitchhikers and travellers. The route also passes through the centre of the charming but somewhat bourgeois town of Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté • Bretagne • Centre-Val de Loire • Corsica • Grand Est • Hauts-de-France • Île-de-France • Nouvelle-Aquitaine • Occitanie • Normandie • Pays de la Loire • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Overseas regions: French Guiana • Guadeloupe • Martinique • Réunion
Overseas collectivities: Saint Pierre and Miquelon • New Caledonia • French Polynesia • Wallis and Futuna • Mayotte • Saint-Martin • Saint-Barthélemy