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Doubs
Doubs | |
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_(adjusted).jpg) Prefecture building of the Doubs department, in Besançon | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Doubs in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′N 06°25′E / 47.167°N 6.417°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 |
Doubs is a department in eastern France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Doubs river.
The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is the city of Besançon.
- ↑ "Les élus" (in French). Département du Doubs. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Doubs (25)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "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 21 June 2017.
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