Haut-Rhin is a département in the Grand Est region, France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region, the other being the Bas-Rhin. Especially after the 1871 cession of the southern territory known since 1922 as Territoire de Belfort, although it is still rather densely populated compared to the rest of metropolitan France. It had a population of 767,083 in 2021.
The Territoire de Belfort is a department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In 2020 it had a population of 140,120. The department, which encompasses a relatively small surface area of 609.4 km2, is located just southwest of the European Collectivity of Alsace. It also shares a border with the Swiss canton of Jura to the southeast. Its prefecture is Belfort.
The administrative divisions of France are concerned with the institutional and territorial organization of French territory. These territories are located in many parts of the world. There are many administrative divisions, which may have political, electoral (districts), or administrative objectives. All the inhabited territories are represented in the National Assembly, Senate and Economic and Social Council and their citizens have French citizenship and elect the President of France.
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements.
The arrondissement of Lens is an arrondissement of northern France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 50 communes. Its population is 367,839 (2016), and its area is 351.5 km2 (135.7 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Belfort is an arrondissement in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. It is the only arrondissement of the Territoire de Belfort department. It has 101 communes. Its population is 144,089 (2016), and its area is 609.4 km2 (235.3 sq mi).
The department of the Territoire de Belfort consists of 9 cantons since the cantonal redistribution of 2014 which came into effect in March 2015.
Bavilliers is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.
Jean-Michel Villaumé was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency from 2007 to 2017, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015, electing 100 members to the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
The cantons of Belfort are administrative divisions of the Territoire de Belfort department, in northeastern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the town of Belfort is subdivided into 3 cantons. Their seat is in Belfort.
The canton of Châtenois-les-Forges is an administrative division of the Territoire de Belfort department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Châtenois-les-Forges.
The canton of Delle is an administrative division of the Territoire de Belfort department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Delle.
The canton of Giromagny is an administrative division of the Territoire de Belfort department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Giromagny.
The canton of Grandvillars is an administrative division of the Territoire de Belfort department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Grandvillars.
The canton of Valdoie is an administrative division of the Territoire de Belfort department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Valdoie.
Ian Boucard is a French politician who has represented the 1st constituency of the Territoire de Belfort department in the National Assembly since February 2018, previously holding the seat from June to December 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), the Constitutional Council nullified his first election, a decision that triggered a by-election in early 2018 in which he was reelected.
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort is an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Belfort. It is located in the Territoire de Belfort department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, eastern France. It was created in January 2017. Its seat is in Belfort. Its area is 262.0 km2. Its population was 103,741 in 2017, of which 47,656 in Belfort proper.
The Departmental Council of Territoire de Belfort is the deliberative assembly of the Territoire de Belfort department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It consists of 18 members from 9 cantons.
Cédric Perrin is a French politician who has represented the Territoire de Belfort in the Senate since 2014. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Since 26 October 2023, he has presided over the bicameral Délégation parlementaire au renseignement, which supervises France's three main intelligence agencies.
