Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté (meaning "Free County") is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is in the east of the country, bordering Switzerland. Its capital was Besançon. In 2009, about 1.1 million people lived in the region.

Franche-Comté Fraintche-Comtè  (Frainc-Comtou) Franche-Comtât  (Arpitan)
Region of France
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Comtois, rends-toi ! Nenni, ma foi ! Comtois, surrender! No, my faith!
Coordinates: 47°00′N 6°00′E
Country	France
Dissolved	1 January 2016
Prefecture	Besançon
Departments	4 Doubs Jura Haute-Saône Territoire de Belfort
Area
• Total	16,202 km2 (6,256 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2016)
• Total	1,180,397
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Comtois
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-I
GDP (2012)[1]	Ranked 20th
Total	€28.6 billion (US$36.8 bn)
Per capita	€24,482 (US$31,501)
NUTS Region	FR43
Website	www.franche-comte.fr (Redirects to www.bourgognefranchecomte.fr)

In the local dialect, Frainc-Comtou, the name is Fraintche-Comtè. In Arpitan it is Franche-Comtât.

The departments in the region were:

• Doubs
• Jura
• Haute-Saône
• Territoire de Belfort