Doubs

Doubs
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Information
Number	25
Region	Franche-Comté
Prefecture	Besançon
Subprefectures	Montbéliard Pontarlier
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 51st 499,062 95 /km²
Area	5,234 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	35
Communes	594
President of the general council
Location

Doubs is a département in eastern France named after the Doubs River.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Tourism
5 External links

History

Doubs was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Franche-Comté.

In 1793, the republic of Mandeure was added to the department, and in 1816 the principality of Montbéliard.

Doubs was important as a portal to Switzerland through the pass at Joux. Many famous people, including Mirabeau and Heinrich von Kleist, were imprisoned in the Château de Joux.

Geography

Doubs is part of the current region of Franche-Comté and is surrounded by the French departments of Jura, Haute-Saône, and Territoire de Belfort, and the Swiss cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura.

The department is dominated by the Jura mountains, which rise east of Besançon.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Doubistes.

Tourism

The castles at Joux and Besançon are important tourist destinations.

External links

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Administrative divisions of France: régions – *départements* – arrondissements – cantons – communes

Doubs is also a commune of the Doubs département.

Categories: Départements of France