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Franche-Comté (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 12 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.2000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 06 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Part of kingdom of Burgundy 5th century.; part of kingdom of Arles; went to Holy Roman Empire in 12th century; under duchy of Burgundy from 1384; went to Spanish Hapsburgs via Charles V; occupied by Louis XIV in 17th century. Merged into the Bourgogne region in 2016 to form Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. |
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| Franche-Comté (preferred,C,V,French,U)
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| Région Franche-Comté (C,V,French,U)
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| FRA6 (C,V,FIPS,French,U)
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| Franche-Comté, Région (C,V,French,U)
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| former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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| region (administrative division) (H) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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| county (H) |
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of Burgundy, distinct from duchy of Burgundy, 9th cen.-16th cen. |
| province (H) |
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of Eastern France, 17th cen.-Revolution |
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