Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te]; English: Free County; Free Countian: Fraintche-Comtè; Arpitan: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort and has a population of 1,168,208 (2009).