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Territoire de Belfort
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The Territoire de Belfort (French pronunciation: [tɛʁitwaʁ də bɛlfɔʁ] ⓘ; lit. "Territory of Belfort") is a department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In 2020 it had a population of 140,120.[3] The department, which encompasses a relatively small surface area of 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi), is located just southwest of the European Collectivity of Alsace. It also shares a border with the Swiss canton of Jura to the southeast. Its prefecture is Belfort.
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Territoire de Belfort | |
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![]() Location of Territoire de Belfort in France | |
Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Prefecture | Belfort |
Subprefectures | None |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Florian Bouquet[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 139,654 |
• Rank | 99th |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 90 |
Arrondissements | 1 |
Cantons | 9 |
Communes | 101 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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