Talk:Franche-Comté

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What does the name Franche-Comté mean? Mallerd (talk) 20:17, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Franche-Comté in French, means "Free County" in English. FrancoisFC (talk) 04:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Franche-Comté was transferred from France to the House of Hapsburg and Burgundy in 1493, not in 1481.The French crown, in turn, had taken over the County after the death in battle of the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold in 1477. And the term Free County of Burgundy -not to be mistaken with the Dukedom or Duchy of Burgundy- refers to the rights and privileges granted to its inhabitants. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.142.175.22 (talk) 11:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Senlis" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.142.175.22 (talk) 10:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To add a little bit more about the meaning of Franche-Comté: The County was producing salt at this time in Salins-les-Bains, Arc-et-Senans and in some other places (We can see the latin root of "sal" in Salins and in Senans). During the Middle-Age, there was a particular tax on salt called the Gabelle, as Franche-Comté people were working in salt mining they were exempted of this tax so the county was free of taxes (at least for salt). If anyone could add this in the article in a better english. Thanks. --130.79.35.77 (talk) 18:36, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Free County" nonsense[edit]

"Free County" is a literal translation of Franche-Comté into English.
But in English we call this region Franche-Comté, the same as the French do.
Can you cite an English language book using "Free County"?
99.237.143.219 (talk) 03:36, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, and I've edited the article to fix that. Franche-Comté is definitely its English name, not "Free County." 108.254.160.23 (talk) 01:57, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I think that this article is an excellent source of information, combining tourism with history and culture. A well deserving piece.

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