Franche-Comté: Region of France
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.
Franche-Comté | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Comtois, rends-toi ! Nenni, ma foi ! Comtois, surrender! No, my faith! | |
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| Coordinates: 47°00′N 6°00′E / 47.000°N 6.000°E | |
| Country |  France |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2016 |
| Prefecture | Besançon |
| Departments | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,202 km2 (6,256 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,180,397 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Comtois |
| 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 (Redirects to www.bourgognefranchecomte.fr) |
In the local dialect, Frainc-Comtou, the name is Fraintche-Comtè. In Arpitan it is Franche-Comtât.
The departments in the region were:
References
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