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About
the Franche-Comte
Old town
Besancon
Citadelle de
Besancon
Population. Ranked 20th 1146,000 (2006)
71Km˛
71Km˛
Area. 16202 km˛
Departments. Doubs 25
Haute Saone 70
Jura 39
Territoire de Belfort 90
Capital. Besancon.
Haute Saone 70
Jura 39
Territoire de Belfort 90
Capital. Besancon.
Wild and
varied beauty, for Franche Comte has great forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls,
hidden valleys and gorges, mountain villages and spar towns.
Besancon lies in the valley of the Doubs and is by the Citadelle, a Vaubans masterpiece. Besancon also has a renown art museum.
Ornans, on the river Loue contains some beautful ancient houses which overhang the river,
Dole is the birth place of Louis Pasteur.
The Jura Mountains is ideal for the winter skier who prefers nature to crowds, renown for is cross country ski runs.
Besancon lies in the valley of the Doubs and is by the Citadelle, a Vaubans masterpiece. Besancon also has a renown art museum.
Ornans, on the river Loue contains some beautful ancient houses which overhang the river,
Dole is the birth place of Louis Pasteur.
The Jura Mountains is ideal for the winter skier who prefers nature to crowds, renown for is cross country ski runs.