Doubs
Dubs (Arpitan) | |
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Coordinates: _type:adm2nd_scale:2000000 47°10′N 06°25′E / 47.167°N 6.417°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Prefecture | Besançon |
Subprefectures | Montbéliard Pontarlier |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Christine Bouquin[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,232.6 km2 (2,020.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 547,096 |
• Rank | 49th |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-25 |
Department number | 25 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 571 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Doubs (/duː/, doo; French: [du] ; Arpitan: Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.[3] Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.