Franche-Comté is a cultural and historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and the Territoire de Belfort. In 2016, its population was 1,180,397.
From 1956 to 2015, the

This region borders Switzerland and shares much of its architecture, cuisine, and culture with its neighbour. Between the Vosges range of mountains to the north and the Jura range to the south, the landscape consists of rolling cultivated fields, dense pine forest,

• Raymond Blanc, chef
• Jean-Jacques Boissard, neo-Latin poet
• Gustave Courbet, painter

• Franche-Comté : land of contrasts - Official French website (in English)
• Conseil régional de Franche-Comté Official website

The region has been inhabited since the Paleolithic age and was occupied by the Gauls. It was then heavily settled by Germanic peoples during

Among the regional languages of France, the term Franc-comtois refers to two dialects of two different languages. Franc-comtois is the name of the dialect of Langue d'Oïl spoken by people in the northern part of the region. The dialect of Arpitan has

• Wine: Vin jaune, Arbois
• Cheese: Cancoillotte, Bleu de Gex, Comté, Édel de Cléron, Metton, Morbier, Munster, Vacherin
• Sausages: Saucisse de Montbéliard, saucisse de Morteau,