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Doubs

Doubs ( ; ; ) is an administrative department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 547,163 in 2023. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.

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Doubs is an administrative department located in northeastern France, named after the Doubs River, with a population of about 547,000 people as of 2023. It is governed from its main city of Besançon, making it an important regional administrative unit in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté area.

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Settlement.name: Doubs
Settlement.type: Department
Settlement.image_skyline: Préfecture du Doubs (façade sur jardin) (adjusted).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Besançon
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the Department of Doubs.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Doubs.svg
Settlement.image_map: Doubs-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Doubs in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Besançon
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: MontbéliardPontarlier
Settlement.leader_party: LR

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Official name: Doubs
Population: 547163
Area: 5234
Official website: www.doubs.fr
Image: Besancon2m.jpg

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inception: 1790-03-04
Commons gallery: Doubs
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annual number of weddings: 1807
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History
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Principal towns
Demographics
Politics
National Assembly Representatives
Economy
Tourism
Notable people
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Situated in the east of France and the east of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, it shares a border with Switzerland of almost 170 km and most of its territory is located in the Jura Mountains. Its highest point is the Mont d'Or (1,463 m), and the three main rivers that flow through it are the Doubs, the Ognon and the Loue.