Territoire de Belfort
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| Territoire de Belfort | |
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Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 90 |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Belfort |
| Subprefectures | (none) |
| -1999 -Population density>Density | Ranked 95th 137,408 225/km² |
| Area | 609 km² |
| Arrondissements | 1 |
| Cantons | 15 |
| Communes | 102 |
| President of the General Council | Yves Ackermann PS |
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The Territoire de Belfort is a département in the Franche-Comté région of eastern France.
Administration
Its departmental code is 90, and its préfecture (capital) is Belfort.
History
Created in 1922, it is made up of that part of the former province of Alsace which was retained by France between 1871-1919. The territory was spared German annexation on the ground that people there were French-speaking, unlike those in the rest of Alsace.
Geography
The département has an area of only 609 km² (235 sq. miles), being the fifth smallest of France (after Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne).
See also
- Cantons of the Territoire de Belfort département
- Arrondissements of the Territoire de Belfort département
External links
- [Préfecture website]
- [Conseil général website] (in French)
- [Tourist Office website]
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