Dole (, sometimes pronounced ) is a commune in the Jura

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, of which it is a subprefecture (''sous-préfecture''), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 23,711.INSEE commune file
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History

Dole was the capital of

Franche-Comté Franche-Comté (, ; ; Frainc-Comtou: ''Fraintche-Comtè''; frp, Franche-Comtât; also german: Freigrafschaft; es, Franco Condado; all ) is a cultural and historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, ...

until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the ''

parlement A ''parlement'' (), under the French Ancien Régime, was a provincial appellate court of the Kingdom of France. In 1789, France had 13 parlements, the oldest and most important of which was the Parlement of Paris. While both the modern Fre ...

'' from Dole to Besançon. The university, founded by Duke Philippe le Bon of

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

in 1422, was also transferred to Besançon at that time. In January 1573, Gilles Garnier was put to death after being found guilty of

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and witchcraft. He had confessed to murdering and cannibalizing at least six children. The 1995 film '' Happiness Is in the Field'' was set in Dole and The Widow Couderc was also partially filmed there.

Geography

Dole is located on the river Doubs. The commune has a land area of .

Demographics

It is the largest commune in Jura, although the préfecture is

Lons-le-Saunier Lons-le-Saunier () is a Communes of France, commune and capital of the Jura (department), Jura Department, eastern France. Geography The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jur ...

Transport

Dole-Ville station has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Lausanne and Besançon. Dole – Jura Airport is located in the commune of Tavaux, 7 km southwest of Dole.

Famous residents

* Simon Bernard (28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839)-

Napoleonic Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

aide de camp and notable engineer in the United States. * Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982), soldier. *

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization, the latter of which was named afte ...

(27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895),

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

and chemist *

Suzanne Douvillier Suzanne Théodore Vaillande Douvillier (28 September 1778 – 30 August 1826) was a French ballerina, mime and choreographer. Known as Madame Placide during the early years of her career, she is considered by some historians as the first trained ...

, pioneer dancer and choreographer. *

Michel Chapuis Michel Chapuis (born 18 June 1941) is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metrop ...

(15 January 1930 – 12 November 2017), organist * Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine (21 July 1948 − ), pop-rock singer and songwriter, born in Dole

Museums

The

Museum of Fine Arts, Dole The museum of fine arts and archeology of Dole was founded in 1821. Since 1980, the museum is installed in the House of the Officers, an example of military architecture of Franche-Comté at the 18th century. Collections The collections compri ...

founded in 1821, is located in the House of the Officers, an example of military architecture of

at the 18th century.

Twin towns and sister cities

Dole is

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with: *

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...

, Ireland * Chaohu, China * Kostroma, Russia * Lahr, Germany *

Northwich {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ...

, England, United Kingdom * Sestri Levante, Italy * Tábor, Czech Republic

References

External links

* (in French)
{{authority control Communes of Jura (department) Subprefectures in France