Territoire de Belfort

Territoire de Belfort
Department of France
Belfort Cathedral
Belfort Cathedral
Flag of Territoire de Belfort
Flag
Coat of arms of Territoire de Belfort
Coat of arms
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
Coordinates: 47°45′N 7°00′E / 47.750°N 7.000°E / 47.750; 7.000
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
PrefectureBelfort
SubprefecturesNone
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilFlorian Bouquet[1] (LR)
Area
1
 • Total
609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
139,654
 • Rank99th
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number90
Arrondissements1
Cantons9
Communes101
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2
Territorial evolution of the departments in and around Alsace–Lorraine, showing the boundary of the 1871–1918 German Empire in yellow, separating the Territoire de Belfort (labelled 90) from the rest of Haut-Rhin (68)

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 it had a population of 140,120.[3] The department, which encompasses a relatively small surface area of 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi), is located 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 90 Territoire de Belfort, INSEE.