Territoire de Belfort

**Territoire de Belfort** is a department in eastern France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is Belfort.

## History

The Territoire de Belfort was made a French department on 11 March 1922.

## Geography

Territoire de Belfort is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region; it is in the northeast of the region. It has an area of , the fifth smallest department of France (after Paris and its suburbs Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne).

Rhw Territoire de Belfort borders with 4 departments in 2 regions:
- Grand Est region
    - Vosges (north), a short distance
    - Haut-Rhin (east)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
    - Doubs (south)
    - Haute-Saône (west)

It also borders, to the southeast, with Switzerland for a distance of about .

The highest point of the department is Ballon d'Alsace (),  high, in the _Vosges Mountains_, _commune_ of Lepuix.

The lowest point in the department,  high, is where the _Savoureuse_ river leaves the department in the _commune_ of Châtenois-les-Forges.

## Administration

Territoire de Belfort is managed by the _Departmental Council of Territoire de Belfort_ in Belfort. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

### Administrative divisions

There is 1 _arrondissement_ (districts), 9 _cantons_ and 102 _communes_ (municipalities) in Territoire de Belfort.
|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=60px | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|901|Belfort|Belfort|144,334|609.4||102|

The following is a list of the 9 cantons of the Territoire de Belfort department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Bavilliers <small>(9001)</small>
1. Belfort-1 <small>(9002)</small>
1. Belfort-2 <small>(9003)</small>
1. Belfort-3 <small>(9004)</small>
1. Châtenois-les-Forges <small>(9005)</small>
1. Delle <small>(9006)</small>
1. Giromagny <small>(9007)</small>
1. Grandvillars <small>(9008)</small>
1. Valdoie <small>(9009)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Territoire de Belfort are known, in French, as _Terrifortains_ (women: _Terrifortaines_).

Territoire de Belfort had a population, in 2014, of 144,334, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Territoire de Belfort**

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Belfort
- Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department

## Other websites

- Departamental Council website
- Prefecture website
- Tourist Office website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Territoire de Belfort
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Belfort2.jpg
- **image alt**: Belfort city.
- **image caption**: Belfort city.
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Territoire de Belfort.svg
- **flag alt**: Flag
- **flag size**: 125px
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Territoire de Belfort.svg
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Territoire de Belfort-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Territoire de Belfort in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 11 March 1922
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Belfort
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: (none)
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Florian Bouquet
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 609.4
- **population total**: 144334
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Terrifortains
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 1
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 9
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 102
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-90
- **website**: [http://www.territoiredebelfort.fr/ Official website]