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Territoire de Belfort
Belfort city.
Belfort city.
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Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Département 11 March 1922
Prefecture Belfort
Subprefectures (none)
Area
 • Total 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 144,334
 • Density 236.846/km2 (613.43/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Terrifortains
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code FR-90
Arrondissements 1
Cantons 9
Communes 102
Website Official website: http://www.territoiredebelfort.fr/

Territoire de Belfort is a department in eastern France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Belfort.

History

The Territoire de Belfort was made a French department on 11 March 1922.

Geography

Territoire de Belfort is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region; it is in the northeast of the region. It has an area of 609.4 km2 (235 sq mi), the fifth smallest department of France (after Paris and its suburbs Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne).

Rhw Territoire de Belfort borders with 4 departments in 2 regions:

It also borders, to the southeast, with Switzerland for a distance of about 25 km (16 mi).

The highest point of the department is Ballon d'Alsace (47°49′21″N 6°50′42″E / 47.82250°N 6.84500°E / 47.82250; 6.84500 (Ballon d'Alsace)), 1,247 m (4,091 ft) high, in the Vosges Mountains, commune of Lepuix.

The lowest point in the department, 329 m (1,079 ft) high, is where the Savoureuse river leaves the department in the commune of Châtenois-les-Forges.

Administration

Territoire de Belfort is managed by the Departmental Council of Territoire de Belfort in Belfort. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Administrative divisions

There is 1 arrondissement (districts), 9 cantons and 102 communes (municipalities) in Territoire de Belfort.

INSEE
code
Arrondissement Capital Population
(2014)
Area
(km²)
Density
(Inh./km²)
Communes
901 Belfort Belfort 144,334 609.4 236.8 102

The following is a list of the 9 cantons of the Territoire de Belfort department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

  1. Bavilliers (9001)
  2. Belfort-1 (9002)
  3. Belfort-2 (9003)
  4. Belfort-3 (9004)
  5. Châtenois-les-Forges (9005)
  6. Delle (9006)
  7. Giromagny (9007)
  8. Grandvillars (9008)
  9. Valdoie (9009)

Demographics

The inhabitants of Territoire de Belfort are known, in French, as Terrifortains (women: Terrifortaines).

Territoire de Belfort had a population, in 2014, of 144,334, for a population density of 236.8 inhabitants/km2.

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