• Government site on libraries in the Regionsss

Maps 

• Map of the Département of Doubs
• Map of the Département of Jura
• Map of the Département of Haute-Saone
• Map of the Département of Territoire de Belfort
• France Interactive Map
• Purchase France Maps Online

Medical 

• A dentist and doctors directory for France [click on Regional map]
• A great information hospital site, with Regional click on map. [French]
• Internet Health Link
• Link to more health and medical information
• US State Departments medical information for Americans traveling abroad with a listing of travel insurance
• WebMD.com  This site provides a vast resource of medical information on a wide range of topics

Movies 

• Directory of cinemas in the region

Museums/Monuments 

• Museums in the Region
• Museums in Jura

Newspapers/Radio/TV 

• Link to News Sources

Outdoor Activities 

• Biking & Motor Biking
  • Mountain bide trails in the Region great information
  • Backpack europes motorcyle tours & bike rentals to travel Europe
  • Trailmonkeys outdoor mountain biking adventures in France.
• Golfing 
  • French Federation of Golf, just type in your city & voila!
• Hiking & Walking 
  • Hiking and walking in Jura
  • More information and places to go in Jura
  • Backpack europes hiking/walking  tours, travel tips & links
  • Active Journeys hiking, biking & more activities, click on choice of activity then on Europe then France, nice site.
  • Find-A-Giuide in France for hiking
  • France on foot trails by Regions
• Mountain Climbing Activities 
  • Find-A-Guide for climbing the mountains of France
  • Horizon-Montagne is a French site for biking, hiking, climbing and scaling the mountains in France.
  • Refuge huts & chalets of the French Alpine Club [142 in number] around France [very reasonably price]
  • Gites-refuges for mountain activities of all sorts in France, really a nice site
• Other 
  • Canoeing and Kayaking
  • Caving in Jura [the under stalactites system]
  • Delta planing and other air activities
  • Fishing in Jura
  • Other lake & water activities
  • Some really unusual physical type activites [tree walking!]
  • Water activities in the Region
  • More water activity information

Personal Care Services

• Babysitting and Other Care Services
• Day Care Service and after school and more

Real Estate [For Rent/For Sale] 

• Real Estate Agents in France

Restaurants

• France Best Restaurant Recommendations by Alain Neyman.
• French Restaurants - restaurant guides, restaurants by Regions and more.
• Guide to restaurants in Doubs
• Restaurant guide in Haute-Saône
• Guide to restaurants in Jura
• Restaurant guide in Belfort

Schools - Educational and Other

• Cooking Schools in France
• Language Schools in France
• Universities Educational Information
• University [ French ] Teachers Associations
• Government site for music schools

Schools - Universities 

• The University of Franche-Comté
• IUFM [University Institute of Training of the Masters]
• Université  de Franche Comté Centre de Linguistiques Appliquéée
• The Academy of Besançon
• Link to Schools & Universities in France

Shipping Services 

• International Shipping Consultants
  • DHL France
  • FEDEX France
  • UPS France

Shopping 

• An alphabetical list of some of the major retailers in France (type of store is noted). Please note that some department stores have grocery stores downstairs and that all stores may not be in all French regions, however, please check each region for local stores:
  • BHV (Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville) Hardware/Home Improvement
  • Bricolage France (like Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement
  • Bricorama France's answer to our Home Depot & Lowe's  type stores
  • Carrefour super and hypermarché  stores (similar to our Target & Walmart super stores, but more) is the largest retailer in Europe  and consists of the following stores:  Carrefour, Champion, Contact GB, Dia, Di per di, Docks Market, Ed, 8 à Huit,   GS, Promocash, Prodirest, Proxi, Shopi  Marche M Plus, Norte, Ooshop, Puntocash,   Other Services 
  • Castorama (like our Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement
  • Darty for major appliances, computer & software, cameras, telephones,  televisions
  • FNAC Department Store for books, computers  & software,  dvd & video, music, mobile phones and more
  • France Loisirs for cds, dvds, music and more
  • Galeries Lafayette Department Store (the capital of fashion)
  • Habitat inexpensive furniture and furnishings for your home
  • IKEA reasonably priced furniture & other home furnishings
  • Laserland dvd equipment
  • Le Bon Marche Department Store
  • Le Printemps the trendy place Department Store
  • Monoprix department & grocery store chain that includes: BHV, Galeries Lafayette, Inno, Nouvelle Galeries & Prisunic
  • Sport 2000  France (brand names for sports)
  • Twinner / Groupe S.E.D mountain & skiing specialists
  • Virgin on line catalog of the cds,dvds, music & more megastores

Spas and Thermales

Sports Activities/Sporting Events 

• Cross country skiing
• Snow shoeing
• Snow Skiing
• Unusual snow activites
• Winter Sports Activities

Tours/Travel Agencies/Sight Seeing 

• France Tour and Travel Agencies

Train & Train Station Basics 

• Local Franche-Comte train information
• A train station is called a Gare, select your train information from the following:  SNCF gare locator,  SNCF Paris,  the TGV (fast trains), the RER [regional trains], and the Eurostar

Transportation 

• Official Government transportation sight, complete listings for car rentals, chauffered limousines, boats, buses, trains and more
• A general traveling guide for European trains

Useful Information for the Region 

• Franche-Comté
• Alphabetized lists of towns and villages, by Département [with population], with a link to each location's tourist office for phone, fax and address
      The Département of Doubs [25]; Map
      The Département of Jura [39]; Map
      The Département of Haute-Saone [70] - Upper Saone; Map
      The Département of Territoire de Belfort [90]; Map

Weather for the Region   

• Weather for France

Youth/Students/Children & Infants

• All sorts of childrens activities in Franche-Comté
• Young Peoples Activities in Franche-Comté
• Youth Hostels in the Aquitaine Region
  • FUAJ hostels click on map of France by Department
  • GAF hostels with click on map of the Regions
  • Youth Hostels directory for France [a few have links]
• Official government site for Youth Sports
• Summer camps and family holidays in France
• Scouts of France with links to scouting sites and the national organization.