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21-742: [REDACTED] Look up bfc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BFC may refer to: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , a region of France Bromofluorocarbon , a haloalkane fully substituted by bromine and fluorine Engineering slang for a supercapacitor Engineering slang for a very large capacitor In association football [ edit ] Barnet F.C. , an association football club in England Barnsley F.C. , an association football club in England Beachside FC ,

42-520: A bank in Venezuela Beiqi Foton Motor , a Chinese automobile manufacturer Bellator Fighting Championships , a mixed martial arts organization Bible Fellowship Church , a conservative pietistic Christian denomination with Mennonite roots Bikers for Christ Blackpool and The Fylde College Betty Ford Center , addiction recovery facility Other uses [ edit ] Base One Foundation Component Library ,

63-886: A football team in Italy Brazilian Football Confederation , national governing body for association football in Brazil Brentford F.C. , an association football club in England Bromley F.C. , an association football club in England Burnley F.C. , an association football club in England Bury F.C. , a football team in England Buxton F.C. , an association football club in England In

84-638: A free province within the Kingdom of France in the 17th century, separately from the Duchy which remained a vassal province of the Kingdom of France. These two former provinces were abolished during the French Revolution . Most of the area making up the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté used to belong to the former provinces of Burgundy and Franche-Comté , but it also includes a significant part of

105-433: A press conference the desire for the merger of the two regions, further to the declarations of Prime Minister Manuel Valls , who proposed a simplification of the administrative divisions of France . On 2 June 2014 a map presented by President François Hollande showed the two regions as one. These two regions were the only ones to have voluntarily discussed a merger, and their alliance was the only one not needing revision by

126-842: A rapid application development toolkit Bellefonte Central Railroad Beekse Fusie Club , Dutch handball club Black Family Channel , a TV channel Brighton Festival Chorus British Film Commission Business and Financial Centre , former working name for the Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore The Bund Finance Center , a building in The Bund, Shanghai, China See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "bfc" on Misplaced Pages. BFCS All pages with titles beginning with BFC All pages with titles containing BFC Topics referred to by

147-1013: A soccer club in Tasmania, Australia Bearsted F.C. , an association football club in England Belgrave Football Club , a football team in Victoria, Australia Bengaluru FC , a football club in Bengaluru, India Berkhamsted F.C. , an association football club in England Berliner FC Dynamo , a football club in Germany Blackpool F.C. , an association football club in England Boavista F.C. , an association football club in Portugal Bologna FC ,

168-585: Is composed of the names of former administrative regions of Burgundy and Franche-Comté . The region chose to retain its interim name as its permanent name, a decision made official by the Conseil d'État on 28 September 2016. The merger represents a historic reunification of the Duchy of Burgundy ( Duché de Bourgogne ) and the Free County of Burgundy ( Franche Comté de Bourgogne ) that were created by

189-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bourgogne-Franche-Comt%C3%A9 The region covers an area of 47,783 km (18,449 sq mi) and eight departments ; it had a population of 2,811,423 in 2017. Its prefecture and largest city is Dijon , although the regional council sits in Besançon , making Bourgogne-Franche-Comté one of two regions in France (along with Normandy ) in which

210-444: Is veiled with three moving layers, or curtains , of vertical, gold/bronze-coloured, stainless steel pipes. These hang from the third floor and move along tracks powered by electric motors. Each day, for several hours, these layers slowly rotate around the building to music. Inspired by traditional Chinese theatre curtains, these layers resemble not only curtains, but also a Western harp and an ancient Chinese crown. The gold finish on

231-413: The igamie  [ fr ] of Dijon from 1948 to 1964. During the formation of the regions of France , Burgundy and Franche-Comté once again became two separate regions, first as public establishments in 1972, then as territorial collectivities in 1982. On 14 April 2014, François Patriat and Marie-Guite Dufay (the presidents of Burgundy and Franche-Comté , respectively) announced in

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252-525: The National Assembly or the Senate . Acte III de la décentralisation officially adopted the merger of the two regions on 17 December 2014. It became effective on 1 January 2016. The region borders Grand Est to the north, Île-de-France to the northwest, Centre-Val de Loire to the west, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to the south and Switzerland (the cantons of Vaud , Neuchâtel and Jura ) to

273-465: The prefect does not sit in the same city as the regional council. The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of the merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions separated by hyphens. Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils and confirmed by the Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016. Hence the interim name of the new administrative region

294-646: The building. Fosun Foundation (Shanghai), a non-profit organization is based in the building and was supported by Fosun Group and Fosun Foundation. The building is located in the narrow strip of riverfront land between the eastern wall of the Old City and the Huangpu River , a locality traditionally called "Shiliupu" (十六铺, "the Sixteenth Stall"). The total area is 4,000 square feet. It comprises four above-ground floors and three below. The exterior

315-438: The draped pipes and exterior is achieved through a process of Physical Vapour Deposition, or PVD, on stainless steel producing a vibrant gold colour. The first floor contains a lobby, atrium, and cafe. It has a ceiling height of 4 metres, is 24 metres long and 15.6 metres wide, for a total area of 360 square metres. The second and third floors each have a ceiling height of 6.5 metres, is 31 metres long and 16.4 metres wide, for

336-405: The east. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté comprises eight departments: Côte-d'Or , Doubs , Jura , Nièvre , Haute-Saône , Saône-et-Loire , Yonne , Territoire de Belfort . The largest communes are (population as of 2017): The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €75.6 billion in 2018, accounting for 3.2% of the total economic output of France. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power

357-490: The former provinces of Nivernais (now Nièvre ), Champagne (now the northern part of Yonne ), Orléanais (now the southwestern part of Yonne ), the Territoire de Belfort (the region of Alsace that remained French territory after 1871 ) and a small portion of Île-de-France (now the northwestern part of Yonne ). From 1941 to 1944 the regional prefecture of Vichy reunited Burgundy and Franche-Comté , as did

378-589: The military [ edit ] Battle Force Capability , a surface combatant mission British Forces Cyprus , the British Armed Forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas on the island of Cyprus British Free Corps , a unit comprising renegade Britons in the army of Nazi Germany the French acronym for a Canadian Forces base As an organization [ edit ] Banco Fondo Común ,

399-522: The partition of the Kingdom of Burgundy in the 843 Treaty of Verdun . The territory that is now Burgundy and Franche-Comté was already united under the Kingdom of Burgundy (from the 5th to the 8th century). It was divided into two parts: the Duchy of Burgundy (now Burgundy) of France, and the County of Burgundy (now Franche-Comté) of the Holy Roman Empire . The County was reintegrated as

420-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BFC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BFC&oldid=1235292490 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

441-569: Was €24,200 or 80% of the European Union average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 96% of the EU average. The Bund Finance Center The Bund Finance Center is a building located in the Old City area of Shanghai , China. It is notable for its three, overlapping, moving layers of vertical stainless steel pipes. These layers, inspired by theatre curtains , slowly rotate around

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