Franche‐Comté (English spelling)

Japanese: フランシュ･コンテ（英語表記）Franche‐Comté

A region and former province in eastern France. It is mainly composed of hills in the upper Saône River basin, and includes the northwestern slope of the Jura Mountains in the south and the southwestern slope of the Vosges Mountains in the north. It is a historically formed area that corresponds to the three departments of Doubs, Jura, and Haute-Saône, as well as the Belfort district. Its main city is Besançon (the capital of the Doubs department). It is a rural area that has been somewhat underdeveloped in the economically active eastern half of France, and in recent years has experienced a population outflow, with a population density of 68 people per km2 (1993), well below the national average (106 people).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス東部の地方，旧州名。ソーヌ川上流域の丘陵を主とし，南はジュラ山脈の北西斜面，北はボージュ山地の南西斜面を含む。歴史的に形成された地域であり，現在のドゥー，ジュラ，オート･ソーヌの3県とベルフォール地区にあたる。中心都市はブザンソン(ドゥー県の県都)。経済活動の盛んなフランス東半部の中では開発のやや遅れた農村地域で，近年は人口流出が続き，1km2あたり人口密度は68人(1993)となって同国の平均(106人)をかなり下回る。

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