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The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Doubs department , in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: [1]
Doubs is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.
The Doubs is a 453-kilometre (281 mi) river in far eastern France which strays into western Switzerland. It is a left-bank tributary of the Saône. It rises near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains, at 946 metres (3,104 ft) and its mouth is at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, a village and commune in Saône-et-Loire at about 175 m (574 ft) above sea level. It is the tenth-longest river in France.
The 3 arrondissements of the Doubs department are:
The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 254 communes. Its population is 249,211 (2016), and its area is 1,926.4 km2 (743.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 147 communes. Its population is 112,913 (2016), and its area is 2,050.5 km2 (791.7 sq mi).
Noironte is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Boussières is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Étrabonne is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
The 1st constituency of Doubs is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
The 2nd constituency of Doubs is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
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.
Les Auxons is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2015, of the communes of Auxon-Dessous and Auxon-Dessus. Besançon Franche-Comté TGV station is situated in the commune.
The canton of Besançon-1 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The canton of Besançon-2 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The canton of Besançon-3 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The canton of Besançon-4 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The canton of Besançon-5 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The canton of Besançon-6 is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Besançon.
The Departmental Council of Doubs is the deliberative assembly of the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It consists of 38 members from 19 cantons and its headquarters are in Besançon.