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Territoire-de-Belfort
Missing image Blason_france_Territoire-de-Belfort_petit.jpg Coat of Arms du Territoire-de-Belfort Details
Information
Number	90
Region	Franche-Comt�
Prefecture	Belfort
Subprefecture	None
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 95th 137,408 226 /km�
Area	609 km�
Arrondissements	1
Cantons	15
Communes	99
President of the general council	Christian Proust (MDC)
Location

The Territoire de Belfort is a d�partement in the Franche-Comt� r�gion of eastern France.

Created in 1922, it comprises that part of the former province of Alsace which was retained by France between 1871-1919. It has an area of 609 square kilometers and a population of 137,000. Its departmental code is 90, and its administrative seat is Belfort.

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Results from FactBites:

Belfort - LoveToKnow Watches (1879 words)
	BELFORT, a town of eastern France, capital of the Territory of Belfort, 275 m.
	Belfort is the seat of a prefect; its public institutions include tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a chamber of commerce, a lycee, a training-college and a branch of the Bank of France.
	Belfort was besieged in 1814 by the troops of the allies and in 1815 by the Austrians.

Belfort (234 words)
	51,913), capital of the Territory of Belfort (a department), E France, in Alsace.
	An Austrian possession, Belfort passed to France by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and was fortified by Vauban.
	Territory of Belfort - Belfort, Territory of, department (1990 pop.

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