Doubs

Doubs, department (1990 pop. 485,200), E France, in Franche-Comté, bordering on the Jura Mts. and on Switzerland. Besançon is the capital.

Doubs, river, c.270 mi (435 km) long, rising in the Jura Mts., E France, and flowing northeast, forming part of the French-Swiss border, then looping into W Switzerland before turning back into France where it meanders southwest to empty into the Saône River. Lake of Brenets, a natural widening in the river, is a tourist center; at the northern end of the lake the river drops 88 ft (27 m). The Doubs is heavily canalized and passes through several industrial cities including Montbéliard and Besançon.

Doubs is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was 2266.
The estimate for 2006 was 2405.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE
• IGN