Territoire de Belfort

Territoire de Belfort
Department
Belfort city.
Belfort city.
Flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E / 47.750°N 7.000°E / 47.750; 7.000
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
Département11 March 1922
PrefectureBelfort
Subprefectures(none)
Government
 • PresidentFlorian Bouquet[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total144,334
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
DemonymTerrifortains
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-90
Arrondissements1
Cantons9
Communes102
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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:

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 / 47.82250; 6.84500 (Ballon d'Alsace)), 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]

  1. Bavilliers (9001)
  2. Belfort-1 (9002)
  3. Belfort-2 (9003)
  4. Belfort-3 (9004)
  5. Châtenois-les-Forges (9005)
  6. Delle (9006)
  7. Giromagny (9007)
  8. Grandvillars (9008)
  9. 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.
    Northern Belfort city.
  • The Savoureuse river in Belfort.
    The Savoureuse river in Belfort.
  • The St. Christophe cathedral, Belfort.
    The St. Christophe cathedral, Belfort.
  • City hall, Belfort.
    City hall, Belfort.
  • The Ballon d'Alsace mountain.
    The Ballon d'Alsace mountain.

References

  1. ↑ "Le Président du Département" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Histoire du Territoire de Belfort" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Géographie du Territoire de Belfort" (in French). Territoire de Belfort - Le Départment. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ballon d'Alsace, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Territoire-de-Belfort" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

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