Franche-Comté

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Franche-Comté is a historical region in eastern France bordering Switzerland, known for its mountainous Jura landscapes, distinctive cheeses like Comté, and a past marked by shifting control between France and the Habsburgs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of France
historical region
annexationTreaty Treaty of Nijmegen
annexationYear 1678
annexedBy France
borderFeature Jura Mountains
borders Switzerland
containsCity Belfort
linked to: City of Belfort

Besançon
Dole
Lons-le-Saunier
Montbéliard
Vesoul
containsDepartment Doubs
linked to: Doubs River

Haute-Saône
Jura
Territoire de Belfort
country France
hasCapital Besançon
hasPart Jura Mountains
hasUNESCOSite Citadel of Besançon
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
Salins-les-Bains Saltworks
historicalAllegiance Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Burgundy
Kingdom of France
Spanish Crown
linked to: Spanish monarchy
historicalRegionOf France
knownFor Comté cheese
Fortifications of Vauban
linked to: Vauban

Jura wines
Mont d'Or cheese
Morbier cheese
forests
mountainous landscapes
watchmaking industry
language French
largestCity Besançon
locatedIn Jura (mountain range)
linked to: Jura Mountains

eastern France
mergedInto Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
mergerEffectiveDate 2016-01-01
partOf France
regionalLanguage Frainc-Comtou dialect
Franco-Provençal
Langues d’oïl
linked to: Romance languages
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Franco-Dutch War location Franche-Comté
Burgundy countrySubdivision Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
linked to: Franche-Comté
Île-de-France borders Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Île-de-France region
linked to: Franche-Comté
Massif Central administrativelySpans Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
linked to: Franche-Comté
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes bordersRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
linked to: Franche-Comté
Chablis locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
linked to: Franche-Comté
Loire region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
linked to: Franche-Comté
Eastern France containsRegion Franche-Comté
subject linked to: eastern France
Eastern France containsRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
subject linked to: eastern France
linked to: Franche-Comté
Gustave Courbet regionAssociatedWith Franche-Comté
War of Devolution hasLocation Franche-Comté
War of Devolution primaryTheater Franche-Comté
Saône River regionServed Franche-Comté
Nièvre belongsToNUTSRegion FR26 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
linked to: Franche-Comté
Treaty of Nijmegen grantedTerritory Franche-Comté
War of the Reunions location Franche-Comté
Duke of Burgundy controlledTerritory Franche-Comté
A36 motorway (France) connectsRegion Franche-Comté
Besançon locatedInHistoricalRegion Franche-Comté
Besançon historicalProvince Franche-Comté
Vosges Mountains locatedIn Franche-Comté
Ornans locatedInHistoricalRegion Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Ornans, Doubs, France
A Burial at Ornans setIn Franche-Comté
House of Chalon-Arlay region Franche-Comté
Devolution War hasLocation Franche-Comté
Duchy of Burgundy hadTerritory Franche-Comté
Gray locatedInFormerRegion Franche-Comté
Jougne isPartOf Franche-Comté historical region
linked to: Franche-Comté
Sochaux historicalRegion Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Sochaux, France
Arpitania overlapsWith Franche-Comté
Comté cheese regionOfOrigin Franche-Comté
Comté cheese nameRefersTo Franche-Comté region
linked to: Franche-Comté
Jura (department) formerRegion Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Jura department
Haute-Saône historicalRegion Franche-Comté
House of Burgundy heldTerritory Franche-Comté
Principality of Neuchâtel borderedBy Franche-Comté
County of Montbéliard locatedIn Franche-Comté
Dole, Jura, France formerCapitalOf Franche-Comté
Arbois historicProvince Franche-Comté
subject linked to: Arbois, Jura, France
Reunions policy of Louis XIV appliesTo Franche-Comté
John of Chalon-Arlay historicalRegion Franche-Comté
Louis I of Chalon-Arlay region Franche-Comté
Territoire de Belfort locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (historical association before 2016 reform)
linked to: Franche-Comté
Dole formerRegion Franche-Comté
Vesoul locatedInHistoricRegion Franche-Comté