Franche-Comté
| Franche-Comté | |||||
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| — Region o Fraunce — | |||||
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| Kintra |  Fraunce |
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| Prefectur | Besançon | ||||
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| Govrenment | |||||
| - Preses | Marie-Marguerite Dufay (PS) | ||||
| Aurie | |||||
| - Tot | 16,202 km2 (6,255.6 sq mi) | ||||
| Indwallers (2008-01-01) | |||||
| - Tot | 1,159,000 | ||||
| - Densitie | 71.5/km2 (185.3/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | FR-I | ||||
| NUTS Region | FR43 | ||||
| Wabsteid | franche-comte.fr | ||||
Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te]; Template:Lang-fc; Arpitan: Franche-Comtât) the umwhile "Free Coonty" o Burgundy, as destinct frae the neighbourin Duchy, is an admeenistrative region an a traditional province o eastren Fraunce. It is composed o the modren depairtments o Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône an Territoire de Belfort an haes a population o 1,159,000 (2008).
The principal ceeties are the caipital Besançon, Belfort, an Montbéliard (Aire Urbaine Belfort-Montbéliard-Héricourt-Delle). Ither important ceeties are Dole (caipital afore the region wis conquered bi Louis XIV in the late 17t century), Vesoul (caipital o Haute-Saône), Arbois (the "wine caipital" o the Jura), an Lons-le-Saunier (caipital o Jura).
Leid [edit]
Amang the regional leids o Fraunce the term Franc-Comtois refers tae twa dialects o twa different leids. Franc-Comtois is the name o baith the dialect o Langue d'Oïl spoken bi fowk in the northren pairt o the region an the dialect o Arpitan spoken in its soothren pairt syne as early as the 13t century (the soothren twa-thirds o Jura an the soothren third o Doubs). Baith are recognized as leids o Fraunce.
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External links [edit]
- Conseil régional de Franche-Comté Offeecial wabsteid
- Franche-Comté directory search ingine
Coordinates: 47°00′N 6°00′E / 47°N 6°E
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