This document provides an overview of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It notes that the region is divided into four departments and has diverse geography including valleys, forests, mountains, and rivers. Key industries in the region include cheese production, watchmaking, automobiles, timber, and wine/brandy. Tourism is also important, with visitors coming to enjoy the natural beauty and outdoor activities like hiking and skiing in the mountainous areas.
3. Come see what great things Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, Bourgogne, and Franche-Comté have to offer.
4. First on our tour is the region of Fanche-Comté. The regions is divided into 4 different departments: Haute-Saône, Doubs, Territoire de Belfort and Jura. Fanche-Comté
9. Doubs “greenest department in France”. Has many waterfalls, caves, and rivers. Jura Mountains run along the east of Franche-Comté Vosges Mountains are located in the north 43% Franche-Comté is covered with forest.
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11. The Jura Mountains are great for skiing, hiking, and cross country skiing. Home to the worlds largest cross country skiing trail.
12. People come to Franche-Comté to ski and hike. Franche-Comté is for the nature lovers, it is a very rural area. People come to admire its natural beauty of lakes, rivers, streams, mountains, pastures, and caves. Tourism in Franche-Comté
14. The region is famous for its gruyère cheese. 80% of all the milk in the region goes toward making cheese. Industries Franche-Comté makes more toys, watches and glasses then any other region in France. The main industry in this region is the making of automobiles.
15. 25% of all industrial employees in the region are in the automobile industry. Peugot automobile has 2 factories in the region. Originated in Fanche-Comté. Similar lion to flag Automobile Industry
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17. Besançon is famous for there watch making industry . 3,300 people in the region work in the watch making industry
18. Timber is an industry because of the large amount of forests in the region . Produces 5% of the regions wood total Livestock is another important industry
19. They make a lot of brandy and wine in Franche-Comté.