Surface-area: 16202 km2 (or 3 % of the national territory)
2nd region of France for rate of afforestation (43% of the territory)
230 km of border with Switzerland
5350 km of river
highest peaks: Crêt Pela (1 495 m) in the Jura and the Ballon d’Alsace (1247 m) in the Vosges.
1786 communes
Regional capital : Besançon with over 117 080 inhabitants.
14 urban conglomerations with more than 10 000 inhabitants : Besançon, Montbéliard, Pontarlier, Dole, Lons-le-Saunier, Saint-Claude, Champagnole, Vesoul, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Gray, Héricourt, Lure, Belfort and Delle.
4 Departments:
Doubs : 516 157 inhabitants
Jura : 257 399 inhabitants
Haute-Saône : 235 867 inhabitants
Territoire de Belfort : 141 201inhabitants
Source: INSEE; Connaître la Franche-Comté, 2009 release
