Doubs ( ; ; ) is an administrative department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 547,163 in 2023.

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! Population (2023)

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| Besançon

| style="text-align: center;" | 118,489

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| Montbéliard

| style="text-align: center;" | 24,672

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| Pontarlier

| style="text-align: center;" | 18,067

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| Audincourt

| style="text-align: center;" | 14,071

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| Valentigney

| style="text-align: center;" | 10,501

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Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Doubiens in French.

Population development since 1791:

Politics

The President of the Departmental Council is Christine Bouquin (LR).

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|The Republicans ||align="right"| 24

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|Socialist Party ||align="right"| 12

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|Renaissance ||align="right"| 2

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National Assembly Representatives

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| Doubs's 1st constituency

| Laurent Croizier

| Democratic Movement

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| Doubs's 2nd constituency

| Dominique Voynet

| The Ecologists

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| Doubs's 3rd constituency

| Matthieu Bloch

| Union of the Right for the Republic

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| Doubs's 4th constituency

| Géraldine Grangier

| National Rally

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| Doubs's 5th constituency

| Annie Genevard

| The Republicans

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Economy

The Doubs department is at the same time the greenest and the most industrialized in France.

It is the birthplace of the automotive manufacturer Peugeot.

Tourism

The castle of Joux and Besançon are important tourist destinations.

Notable people

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  • Paul-Claude Racamier (1924–1996), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
  • Arnaud Courlet de Vregille (1958-), French painter

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File:Besancon boucle Doubs.jpg|The citadel and the old town of Besançon in a meander of the Doubs

File:France arc et senas saline royal main building 1.jpg|Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans

File:2009-05-03 Montbeliard 108.JPG|Montbéliard

File:Château de Joux - Vue du belvédère de la Fauconnière.JPG|Fort de Joux

File:0 Lods - Le village et la Loue (1).JPG|Lods, one of the most beautiful villages of France

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See also

  • Arrondissements of the Doubs department
  • Cantons of the Doubs department
  • Communes of the Doubs department
  • Côte Feuillée stadium
  • Immigration to Besançon

Bibliography

  • Hoffmann, Michael, Die französischen Konservativen in der katholischen Provinz Parteigenese und politische Kultur im Doubs (1900–1930) (Frankfurt am Main u.a., Peter Lang, 2008) (Moderne Geschichte und Politik, 22).

References

  • Prefecture website
  • Departmental Council website