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.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Territoire de Belfort in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E / 47.750°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E / 47.750°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Département | 11 March 1922 |
| Prefecture | Belfort |
| Subprefectures | (none) |
| Government | |
| • President | Florian Bouquet[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 144,334 |
| • Density | 236.846/km2 (613.43/sq mi) |
| 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
- 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 / 47.82250°N 6.84500°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]
- Bavilliers (9001)
- Belfort-1 (9002)
- Belfort-2 (9003)
- Belfort-3 (9004)
- Châtenois-les-Forges (9005)
- Delle (9006)
- Giromagny (9007)
- Grandvillars (9008)
- 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.
The Savoureuse river in Belfort.
The St. Christophe cathedral, Belfort.
City hall, Belfort.
The Ballon d'Alsace mountain.
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Territoire De Belfort Media
Territorial evolution of the departments in and around Alsace–Lorraine, showing the boundary of the 1871–1918 German Empire in yellow, separating the Territoire de Belfort (labelled 90) from the rest of Haut-Rhin (68)
The Lion of Belfort commemorates the resistance of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian War.
Grande Rue de Belfort en Vieille-Ville
Cascade of the Savoureuse river
Eurockéennes music festival
References
- ↑ "Le Président du Département" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département du Territoire de Belfort (90)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014: Recensement de la population - Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Histoire du Territoire de Belfort" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Géographie du Territoire de Belfort" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ballon d'Alsace, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Territoire de Belfort (90)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Département du Territoire de Belfort (90)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Décret n° 2014-155 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Territoire de Belfort" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Territoire-de-Belfort" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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Related pages
Other websites
- Departamental Council website (in French)
- Prefecture website Archived 2005-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Tourist Office website Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine