Franche-Comté

Also known as Franche-Comte

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.

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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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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

Area: 16202
Image: Porte Besançon.jpg

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Commons category: 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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Contents

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

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.