Franche-Comté facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Franche-Comté
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| Motto(s):
Comtois, rends-toi ! Nenni, ma foi !
Comtois, surrender! No, my faith! |
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| Country |  France |
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| Prefecture | Besançon | ||
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| • Total | 16,202 km2 (6,256 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(1 January 2015)
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| • Total | 1,179,735 | ||
| • Density | 72.8142/km2 (188.588/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Free Countian | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | FR-I | ||
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 20th | ||
| Total | €28.6 billion (US$36.8 bn) | ||
| Per capita | €24,482 (US$31,501) | ||
| NUTS Region | FR43 | ||
| Website | www.franche-comte.fr | ||
Franche-Comté (meaning "Free County") is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is in the east of the country, bordering Switzerland. Its capital was Besançon. In 2009, about 1.1 million people lived in the region.
In the local dialect, Frainc-Comtou, the name is Fraintche-Comtè. In Arpitan it is Franche-Comtât.
The departments in the region were:
Images for kids
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1771 map of Burgundy, Franche-Comté and Lyonnais by Rigobert Bonne
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Landscape, Franche-Comté
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La Petite Montagne, a view from Molard de la Justice
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View of Broissia, a commune in the Jura department
See also
In Spanish: Franco Condado para niños
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