Franche-Comté
Sign in to saveFranche-Comté (, ; ) is a cultural and historical region of northeastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and the Territoire de Belfort. In 2021, its population was 1,179,601.
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Franche-Comté is a cultural and historical region in northeastern France made up of four departments: Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône, and Territoire de Belfort. With a population of about 1.18 million people as of 2021, it represents a distinct part of France with its own regional identity and heritage.
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Key facts
- Settlement.p1
- Doubs (25)
- Settlement.p2
- Jura (39)
- Former subdivision.nation
- Kingdom of France
- Settlement.official_name
- Franche-Comté
- Settlement.native_name
- Fraintche-Comtè (Frainc-Comtou)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Region of France
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Franche-Comté.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Arms of County of Burgundy.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 75px
- Settlement.image_map
- Franche-Comté in France.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Comtois, rends-toi ! Nenni, ma foi !Comtois, surrender! No indeed!
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Free County of Burgundy
- Province of the Kingdom of France
- After 1790
- Environment
- Geology
- Principal cities
- Language
- Education
- People from Franche-Comté
- Typical regional products
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Franche-Comté (, ; ) is a cultural and historical region of northeastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and the Territoire de Belfort. In 2021, its population was 1,179,601.
From 1956 to 2015, the Franche-Comté was a French administrative region. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.