Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te]; literally "Free County", Frainc-Comtou dialect: Fraintche-Comtè; Arpitan:Franche-Comtât; German:Freigrafschaft) is a former administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and the Territoire de Belfort. In 2009, its population was 1,168,208.