Bourgogne Environment

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• Burgundy accounts for 1,6 million inhabitants, inequally shared between its 4 departments: Saône et Loire, Nièvre, Côte d'Or and Yonne.
• Most of the inhabitants live in the urbans areas such as Dijon, Châlon sur Sâone, Never and Mâcon, where are the main communication axis and the main activities.
• Burgundy is famous for its pictoresque rural landscape. Effectively, the rest of the population is divided accross the huge rural regional area, used as farming surface.

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		Burgundy Climate
Climate Type		Continental weather with cold winter and warm summer.
Average temperature		Summer: 20°C Winter: 1,6 °C (Dijon).
Average sunshine		1784 hours per year.
Average rainfall		Between 600 and 800 mm per year in Dijon with frequent short thunderstorms. Between 1000 mm and 2000mm per year in the Morvan relief.
		Bourgogne Population
Quantity		Bourgogne consists of 1624000 inhabitants. In the two last century the Burgundy population increased of 20% in the Côte d’Or and Yonne departments. While in the same time population in the Nièvre and Saône et Loire departments discreased.
Population density		51 inhabitants per sq.km compared to the total of France of 108,2 inhabitants per sq.km.
Population age range		23,4% of the population is 20 years old or less. 24% of the population is 60 years old or more.
Etrangers		More than 52000 people is considerated as foreigner people, as born abroad.
		Housing in Bourgogne
Housing Stock		More than 825 000 habitations in Bourgogne.
Second homes		Total number of second homes are equivalent to 18% of all housing.
Current Trend		xxx.
Ownership		61% of owners among all housing.
Average Property prices		Yonne: Sale=1820,52 €/m² Saone et loire: Sale= 1605,85 €/m². Nievres: Sale= 1210,13 €/m² Côte d’Or: Sale= 2337 €/m²,Rent =10,68 €/m²/ month.
		Urban Areas in Bourgogne
Surface area		Urban areas account for 10% to 30% of all Bourgogne.
Quantity of inhabitants		Urban areas account for 61% of all Bourgogne inhabitants. Burgundy population is by a majority urban.
Regional Capital		Dijon is the Burgundy capital (+237 000 inhabitants).
Mains urban areas		Chalon-sur-Saône(+75000 inhabitants), Nevers (+ 57000 inhabitants), Mâcon (+46000 inhabitants).
		Rural Areas in Bourgogne
Surface area		The Burgundy territory is by a majority rural. Agricultural and forester territory, Burgundy accounts for more 9/10 rural communes.
Quantity of inhabitants		Rural areas account for less than 39% of inhabitants.
Mains rural areas		Meursault(+1500 inhabitants, La Clayette (+2000 inhabitants).

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