Territoire de Belfort

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.

Territoire de Belfort
Department
Belfort city.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Département	11 March 1922
Prefecture	Belfort
Subprefectures	(none)
Government
• President	Florian Bouquet[1]
Area [2]
• Total	609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	144,334
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym	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

History

The Territoire de Belfort was made a French department on 11 March 1922.^[4]

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),^[2] 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:

• Grand Est region
  • Vosges (north), a short distance
  • Haut-Rhin (east)
• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
  • Doubs (south)
  • Haute-Saône (west)

It also borders, to the southeast, with Switzerland for a distance of about 25 km (16 mi).^[5]

The highest point of the department is Ballon d'Alsace (47°49′21″N 6°50′42″E), 1,247 m (4,091 ft) high, in the Vosges Mountains, commune of Lepuix.^[5][6]

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.^[7]

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population[8] (2014)	Area[9] (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:^[10]

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).^[11]

Territoire de Belfort had a population, in 2014, of 144,334,^[3] for a population density of 236.8 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Territoire de Belfort

Gallery

• 
  Northern Belfort city.
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  The Savoureuse river in Belfort.
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  The St. Christophe cathedral, Belfort.
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  City hall, Belfort.
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  The Ballon d'Alsace mountain.