Books set in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

15 books and other written works set here; ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1AuxerreLa Vie de mon père2
2DijonSans famille2
3NeversVert-Vert2
4BesançonAlbert Savarus1
5ClamecyMon oncle Benjamin1
6La CreuseUn soleil en exil1
7NeuillyAdèle de Sénange1
8Paray-le-MonialSuite française1
9Saint-FirminL’ami des enfans1
10SensFrédéric et Jenny1

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Le Rouge et le Noirby Stendhal · 1830 · Verrières
#1534avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Sans familleby Hector Malot · 1878 · Dijon
#2187avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Suite françaiseseriesby Irène Némirovsky · 2004 · Paray-le-Monial
#337.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Mon oncle Benjaminby Claude Tillier · 1843 · Clamecy
#48.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Mémoires d'un Touristeby Stendhal · 1838 · Bourgogne
#56.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Vert-Vertby Jean-Baptiste Gresset · 1734 · Nevers
#65.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Albert Savarusby Honoré de Balzac · 1842 · Besançon
#75.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La Vie de mon pèreby Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne · 1779 · Auxerre
#83.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Adèle de Sénangeby Adélaïde de Souza · 1794 · Neuilly
#9
Clermont-Ferrand. Bibliothèque du Patrimoine, MS 24991826 · Nevers
#10

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