Territoire de Belfort
Territoire de Belfort | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E / 47.750°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Belfort |
| Subprefectures | None |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Florian Bouquet (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 140,255 |
| • Rank | 99th |
| • Density | 230.2/km2 (596.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 90 |
| Arrondissements | 1 |
| Cantons | 9 |
| Communes | 101 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
The Territoire de Belfort (French pronunciation: [tɛʁitwaʁ də bɛlfɔʁ] ⓘ; lit. "Territory of Belfort") is a department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In 2020, the population was 140,120. The department, which spans a relatively small surface area of 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi), is situated just southwest of the European Collectivity of Alsace. It also shares a border with the Swiss canton of Jura to the southeast. Its prefecture is Belfort.