Doubs
French department with 3 arrondissements / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Doubs is a department in eastern France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Doubs river.
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Doubs | |
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Coordinates: 47°10′N 06°25′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Besançon |
Subprefectures | Montbéliard, Pontarlier |
Government | |
• President | Christine Bouquin[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,232.6 km2 (2,020.3 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 534,710 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Demonym | Doubistes |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-25 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 578 |
Website | www.doubs.fr |
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The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is the city of Besançon.