title: Franche-Comté
text: Franche-Comté (meaning "Free County") is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is in the east of the country, bordering Switzerland. Its capital was Besançon. In 2009, about 1.1 million people lived in the region.
  
  In the local dialect, Frainc-Comtou, the name is Fraintche-Comtè. In Arpitan it is Franche-Comtât.
  
  The departments in the region were:
  Doubs
  Jura
  Haute-Saône
  Territoire de Belfort
  
  References
  
  Other websites 
  
  Former administrative regions of France