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Neither the department nor the General Council have a specific flag.
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Code: 25
Region: Franche-Comté
Traditional provinces:
Franche-Comté
Bordering departments: Jura,
Haute-Saône,
Territoire de Belfort
Bordering country: Switzerland (cantons
of Jura,
Neuchâtel, and
Vaud)
Area: 5,234 km2
Population (1995): 494,100 inhabitants
Préfecture:
Besançon
Sous-préfectures: Montbéliard,
Pontarlier
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 35 cantons, 592 communes.
The department is named after the river Doubs(430 km), tributary of the Saône.