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Doubs River
Doubs is a 430 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains. First it flows north-east, more or less along the French-Swiss border (forming the border for approx. 40 km). Near Montbéliard it turns south-west, until it flows into the river Saône in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs , approx. 20 km north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône.
The Doubs flows through the following départements, cantons and cities:
- Doubs (F, named after the river): Pontarlier.
- Canton of Neuchâtel (CH).
- Canton of Jura (CH): Saint-Ursanne.
- Doubs (F): Montbéliard, Besançon.
- Jura (F): Dole.
- Saône-et-Loire (F): Verdun-sur-le-Doubs .
A tributary of the Doubs is the river Loue .
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