Dole (, sometimes pronounced ) is a

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in the Jura department, of which it is a

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(''sous-préfecture''), in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

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, in Eastern

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. In 2019, it had a population of 23,711.INSEE commune file
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History

Dole was the capital of

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until

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conquered the region; he shifted the '' parlement'' from Dole to

Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...

. The

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, founded by Duke

Philippe le Bon Philippe le Bon (or Lebon) (D'Humbersin) (May 29, 1767 – December 1, 1804) was a French engineer, born in Brachay, France. There is much confusion about his life and accomplishments. His main contributions were improvements to steam engine ...

of Burgundy in 1422, was also transferred to Besançon at that time. In January 1573,

Gilles Garnier Gilles Garnier (died 18 January 1573) was a French serial killer, cannibal, and hermit convicted of being a werewolf. He was alternately known as "The Hermit of St. Bonnot" and "The Werewolf of Dole". Life The Werewolf of Dole, Gilles Garnier ...

was put to death after being found guilty of lycanthropy and

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. He had confessed to murdering and cannibalizing at least six children. The 1995 film '' Happiness Is in the Field'' was set in Dole and

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was also partially filmed there.

Geography

Dole is located on the river

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Transport

Dole-Ville station Dole-Ville station is a railway station located in Dole, Jura, France. The station was opened on 10 June 1855 and is located on the and Dijon–Vallorbe lines. The train services are operated by SNCF. Services The following services stop at D ...

has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Lausanne and Besançon.

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is located in the commune of

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, 7 km southwest of Dole.

Famous residents

Simon Bernard Baron Simon Bernard (28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839) was a French general of engineers. Born in Dole, Simon Bernard was educated at the École polytechnique, graduating as second in the promotion of 1799 and entered the army in the corps of e ...

(28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839)-

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aide de camp and notable engineer in the United States. * Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982), soldier. * Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895), microbiologist and

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* Suzanne Douvillier, pioneer dancer and choreographer. * Michel Chapuis (15 January 1930 – 12 November 2017), organist *

Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine () is a French pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was born on 21 July 1948 in the town of Dole in the Jura département. Mostly shunned by television and radio, he has built over the years – through word of mouth ...

(21 July 1948 − ), pop-rock singer and songwriter, born in Dole

Museums

The Museum of Fine Arts, Dole 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 twinned with: *

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