Burgundy is a dense forest region located within the heart of the main European markets

• Oak is the King of the Burgundy forest (the leading region in France).
• The Douglas Fir, a future resource (Current harvest : 300 000 m3 per year
will rise progressively to one million m3 / year over 12 to 15 years).
• There are interesting prospects for the future :
the harvest of 1000 m3 of wood in Burgundy creates one job
in the wood forest / harvesting sector and may induce the creation
of 5 to 10 jobs in the region, if this thousand m3 is transformed in place.
• The leading region for the production of forest plants.
• A well mechanised forest industry.

The woodland areas

The forest species

Production and felling

A typical landscape in Burgundy.


A solid and efficient woodland economy

• 2,500 companies and workshops, which is a little more
than 4% of the Burgundy establishments with all sectors included,
• 18,000 jobs, which is 3% of the active population in Burgundy,
• These are mostly jobs in the second level transformation,
and 36% of these jobs are located in fragile rural areas.

The key figures for the forest and wood business in France

• 500,000 jobs, which is as much as in the automobile business,
• 66.3 billion euros of turnover,
• 18.3 billion € of added value (1.7% of the GDP).

At the heart of the largest communications network in Europe, Burgundy
is less than one hour from two of the main centres of consumption in France,
and less that one day from 75% of the European PIB.

Bourgogne Development, a team specialised in services to companies
that would like to locate in the region : www.bourgognedeveloppement.com