Belfort, Territory of, department (1990 pop. 134,400), E France, in Alsace, on the Swiss border. The city of Belfort is the capital.
Territory of Belfort
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| Department number: | 90 |
| Region: | Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture: | Belfort |
| Subprefectures: | (none) |
| Arrondissements: | 1 |
| Cantons: | 15 |
| Communes: | 102 |
| President of the General Council: | Yves Ackermann PS |
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| Population | Ranked 95th |
| -1999 | 137,408 |
| Population density: | 225/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 609 km2 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
The Territoire de Belfort is a department in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
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Administration
Its departmental code is 90, and its prefecture (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, which was also known as the "Territoire de Belfort". The territory was spared German annexation on the ground that people there were French-speaking, unlike those in the rest of Alsace.
Geography
The department has an area of only 609 km² (235 sq. miles), being the fifth smallest of France (after Paris and its suburbs Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne).
See also
- Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department
- Cantons of the Territoire de Belfort department
- Arrondissements of the Territoire de Belfort department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Tourist Office website
- (English) Territoire de Belfort Tourist Information
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