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Besançon
Besançon (French and Arpitan: [bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃]; archaic German: Bisanz), is the capital and principal city of the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France. It had a population of about 220,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 1999. Located close to the border with Switzerland, it is the capital...
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Doubs
Doubs (Arpitan: Dubs) is a department in eastern France named after the Doubs River. Its pronunciation is [du] (the last two letters are silent).
As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois...
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté (Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France. It is composed...
