Editing Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) (section)

== Summary ==
[[File:Elsass-Lothringen in France.svg|thumb|right|alt=Ceded areas.|''[[Alsace-Lorraine]]'']]
The treaty did the following:
* Established the frontier between the [[French Third Republic]] and the [[German Empire]], which involved the ceding of 1,694 French villages and cities to Germany in:
** [[Alsace]]: the French [[Departments of France|departments]] of [[Bas-Rhin]] and [[Haut-Rhin]], except for the city of [[Belfort]] and its [[Territoire de Belfort|territory]];
** [[Lorraine (region)|Lorraine]]: most of the French department of [[Moselle (department)|Moselle]], one-third of the department of [[Meurthe (department)|Meurthe]], including the cities of [[Château-Salins]] and [[Sarrebourg]], and the [[Cantons of France|cantons]] [[Saales]] and [[Schirmeck]] in the department of [[Vosges (department)|Vosges]]. 
* Gave residents of the [[Alsace-Lorraine]] region until 1 October 1872 to decide between keeping their French nationality and emigrating, or remaining in the region and becoming German citizens.
* Set a framework for the withdrawal of German troops from certain areas.
* Regulated the payment of France's war [[French indemnity|indemnity]] of five billion francs (due within five years).
* Recognized the acceptance of [[Wilhelm I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I of Prussia]] as [[German Emperor]].
* Required military occupation in parts of France until the indemnity was paid (France paid the indemnity quicker than the agreed time).

The treaty also established the terms for the following:

* The use of navigable waterways in connection to Alsace-Lorraine 
* Trade between the two countries
* The return of prisoners of war