Doubs

Doubs
Dubs (Arpitan)
Prefecture building in Besançon
Prefecture building in Besançon
Flag of Doubs
Coat of arms of Doubs
Location of Doubs in France
Location of Doubs in France
Coordinates: _type:adm2nd_scale:2000000 47°10′N 06°25′E / 47.167°N 6.417°E / 47.167; 6.417
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
PrefectureBesançon
SubprefecturesMontbéliard
Pontarlier
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilChristine Bouquin[1] (LR)
Area
 • Total
5,232.6 km2 (2,020.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
548,662
 • Rank49th
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-25
Department number25
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes571
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Doubs (/d/, 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 25 Doubs, INSEE

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