Doubs
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. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.
Doubs
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Prefecture building in Besançon | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Doubs in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′N 06°25′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Besançon |
| Subprefectures | Montbéliard Pontarlier |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Christine Bouquin (DVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,232.6 km2 (2,020.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 547,096 |
| • Rank | 49th |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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 | |
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