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Besançon
With its nearly a quarter million inhabitants, is located close to the border with Switzerland and is the principal city of the Franche-Comté region. Besançon's Vauban citadel has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Besançon's Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology is considered the finest art galleries in France, outside Paris.
The city of Besançon [French]Vesoul
The capital of the Haute-Saône department, in the region of Franche-Comté is home to the PSA (Peugeot - Citroën) factory. Prouds itself with the monuments and its historical centre at the foot of the Motte (mound), the rounded hill overlooking the basin of the Durgeon, tributary of the Saône river.
About Vesoul [French]Belfort
Located on the Savoureuse river, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône. Accounting for its suburbs and satellite towns, Belfort forms the largest metropolitan area in Franche-Comté region, with an urban population of 300,000 inhabitants. Hometown of Alstom where the first TGVs (Trains Grande Vitesse) were produced, as well as of the GE Energy European headquarter and centre of excellence for the manufacturing of gas turbines.
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