Franche-Comté

Also known as Franche-Comte

ehemalige französische Region

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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!
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.extinct_title: Dissolved
Settlement.extinct_date: 1 January 2016
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Besançon

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of France
Named after: County of Burgundy
Country: France
Located in: metropolitan France
Capital: Besançon
Area: 16202
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Canton of Vaud
Image: Porte Besançon.jpg

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Franche-Comté
Commons category: Franche-Comté
topic's main category: Category:Franche-Comté
category of associated people: Category:People from Franche-Comté
Commons gallery: Franche-Comté
native label: Franche-Comté
P8168: Zahia Dahmani
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2015-12-31

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Article · Deutsch

Die Franche-Comté [fʀɑ̃ʃkõte], deutsch Freigrafschaft, ist eine historische Provinz im Osten Frankreichs und war von 1960 bis 2015 eine administrative Region der fünften französischen Republik. Die Verwaltungsregion bestand aus den Départements Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône und Territoire de Belfort, umfasste eine Fläche von 16.202 km² und hatte 1.179.804 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2019). Seine Hauptstadt war Besançon. Seit dem 1. Januar 2016 gehört das Gebiet zur neuen Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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