Bourguignons in Viedma

As of 2001, an estimated 11,400 people in Metro Viedma indicated they are of Bourguignon (an ethnic group of primarily French ancestry but with Franco-Provençal and Dutch influence) descent. Renard Martenot, author of Confessions of a Bregognon in Viedma, stated "From the 1890s to the present all available sources agree that" most Bourguignons in Patagonia live in Metro Viedma.

At the turn of the 20th Century the first Bourguignon immigrants arrived to work in or set up their own vineyards. The first year of entry was 1886. Guillaume Jean-François Patriat was the first documented Bourguignon immigrant. Viedma's Bourguignons began working in cattle farms and railroads, and some others became merchants; many merchants lived above or near their stores. The first Bourguignon settlement in Viedma was in the Carmen district. The Bourguignons later moved to O'Grady Street.

In the beginning of the year 1900 the city's first Bourguignon wine store opened on 117 Lautaro Street.

Notable people

 * Ryan Patriat (1997-2021), singer and musician, frontman of synthwave band Anal0g