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Franche-Comté
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Population 1.11m

Area 16 000 km²

Regional capital Besançon



Famous for

  • Jura mountains – a range of dark wooded hills stretching along the Franco-Swiss border
  • Le Corbusier - buffs of modernist architecture will want to make a pilgrimage to the chapel at Ronchamp
  • Cheeses – most notably Comté, Morbier and Vacheron Mont d’Or


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     Doubs view map l destination guide 
    • Birthplace of Victor Hugo, Besançon is the region’s capital with fine museums
    • The village of Ornans on the river Loue is renowned for its prettiness
    • The Grotte de la Glacière near Baume les Dames has a glacier all summer
     Haute-Saône view map l destination guide 
    • Spa town Luxeuil les Bains is a major treatment centre and close to the centre of kirsch production
    • Le Corbusier’s famous chapel Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp is either loved or hated
    • Gray has renaissance architecture and the national museum of Esperanto
     Jura view map l destination guide 
    • Locally produced Vin Jaune is famous all over the world – and only bottled at seven years
    • Dole was the medieval capital of the region and has fine architecture
    • Waterfalls and caves in abundance and the spa town of Lons le Saunier
     Territoire-de-Belfort view map l destination guide 
    • The smallest département in France resisted being annexed by Prussia in 1870
    • The 11 metre high sandstone lion is a symbol of the town’s strong will
    • Views across the valleys of the Rhine and Rhône from the fortifications are stunning
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