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.
 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  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:

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

 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/km2.

Evolution of the population in Territoire de Belfort

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 References 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Belfort
 Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department

Other websites

 Departamental Council website 
 Prefecture website  
 Tourist Office website