The flood of Doubs river was the biggest flooding in the history of the Doubs river (France); the water rose up to nearly 10 metres above the usual level, January 21, 1910. The principal departements affected were the département of Doubs, the département of Jura and also the département of Saône et Loire. At least one person was killed, and many others may have been killed because of this flood.

Causes

In the beginning of 1910, a lot of floods damaged France: the flood of Seine river in Île-de-France, in Chambéry,

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

Morez Morez () is a former commune of the Jura department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a g ...

and lot of other French cities were affected and the ports of Marseille and Toulon where decimates by an historical tempest. In

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, ...

, the most probable causes of this flood where a heavy rainfall in the region since the previous month; the ground could not retain more water. Another cause accentuated the situation: the snow melted because the temperature was exceptionally warm.

Cities and villages affected

The following list includes cities and villages officially damaged by the flood of the Doubs. The flood affected 112 cities or villages in Doubs, 33 in Jura, and 20 in

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is Bo ...

, so a total of 154 localities. ;Municipalities of Doubs * Abbans-Dessous * Appenans *

Arbouans Arbouans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

* Arçon * Audincourt *

Avanne-Aveney Avanne-Aveney () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avannais'' or ''Avannaises''. Geography Avanne-Aveney is located to the immediate south ...

* Bart * Baume-les-Dames * Bavans * Berche * Besançon *

Beure Beure () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

* Bief *

Blussangeaux Blussangeaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of F ...

Blussans Blussans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...

Bonnétage Bonnétage () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fra ...

* Bourguignon * Boussières * Branne *

Byans-sur-Doubs Byans-sur-Doubs (, literally ''Byans on Doubs'') is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 commune ...

Chalèze Chalèze () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France ...

* Chalezeule * Champlive *

Charmauvillers Charmauvillers is a commune in the department of Doubs, in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

* Charquemont *

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Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs (, literally ''Dampierre on the Doubs'') is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Doubs (river) * Communes of the Doubs department The follo ...

Dampjoux Dampjoux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fra ...

* Deluz * Doubs * Esnans *

Étouvans Étouvans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fran ...

* Fessevillers *

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* Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve * Fournet-Blancheroche *

Gellin Gellin () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

Glère Glère () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region in eastern France. Geography Many of the residents work in the agricultural sector, with dairy farming still forming a large part of the local economy. A nu ...

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Grand'Combe-Châteleu Grand'Combe-Châteleu () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departme ...

* Grand'Combe-des-Bois * Grandfontaine *

Hauterive-la-Fresse Hauterive-la-Fresse () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departme ...

* Hyèvre-Magny *

Hyèvre-Paroisse Hyèvre-Paroisse () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Hyèvre-Magny * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the D ...

Indevillers Indevillers is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

Labergement-Sainte-Marie Labergement-Sainte-Marie () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Geography The commune is situated south of Pontarlier between the Lac de Remoray and Lac de Saint-Point. It is dominate ...

* Laissey *

La Cluse-et-Mijoux La Cluse-et-Mijoux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Fort de Joux * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Do ...

* La Longeville * La Prétière *

Les Combes Les Combes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...

Les Fins Les Fins () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...

Les Grangettes Les Grangettes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

* Les Villedieu *

Liebvillers Liebvillers is a commune in the Doubs department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geog ...

L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The communes is situated northeast of Besançon and southwest of Montbéliard. The town lies at the foot of a cliff ...

* Longevelle-sur-Doubs *

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* Lougres *

Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is located from Montbenoît on both banks of the Doubs. The village stretches along the main stre ...

Malbuisson Malbuisson () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.Mancenans * Mandeure * Mathay * Médière *

Montancy Montancy (; unofficial also ''Montancy-Brémoncourt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies east o ...

* Morteau *

Montbenoît Montbenoît () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies north of Pontarlier in the Jura mountains. History In the early 12th century, Landry, Lord of Joux, ...

* Montfaucon *

Montferrand-le-Château Montferrand-le-Château () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies from Besançon. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a l ...

* Mouthe * Montjoie-le-Château *

Montlebon Montlebon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Montlebon lies south of Morteau. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 5 ...

* Montperreux *

Noirefontaine Noirefontaine () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies south of Pont-de-Roide between the Doubs and the Lomont on a major highway. Population See also * Co ...

Novillars Novillars () is a commune in the Doubs department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geo ...

Osselle Osselle () is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Osselle-Routelle.Ougney-Douvot * Oye-et-Pallet * Pompierre-sur-Doubs * Pont-de-Roide *

Rancenay Rancenay () is a commune in the Doubs department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geog ...

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* Roche-lès-Clerval *

Rochejean Rochejean () is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Rochejean lies northeast of Mouthe. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list o ...

Roche-lez-Beaupré Roche-lez-Beaupré () is a commune in the Doubs department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisio ...

Roset-Fluans Roset-Fluans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies northwest of Boussières. The Osselle cave is one of the oldest known caves in Franche-Comté. It was a refug ...

Routelle Routelle () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Osselle-Routelle. ...

Saint-Georges-Armont Saint-Georges-Armont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune liest east of Clerval. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a ...

* Saint-Hippolyte *

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Saint-Point-Lac Saint-Point-Lac () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies southwest of Pontarlier on the west side of the Lac de Saint-Point. Population See also * Communes o ...

* Saint-Vit *

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Soulce-Cernay Soulce-Cernay () is a commune in the Doubs department' in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies from the Swiss border. Population Sights * Jardin Paléobotanique See also * Communes of the Doubs ...

* Thise *

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* Torpes *

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* Ville-du-Pont * Villers-le-Lac * Voujeaucourt ;Municipalities of Jura * Annoire *

Asnans-Beauvoisin Asnans-Beauvoisin () is a commune in the Jura department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division) ...

Audelange Audelange () is a commune in the Jura department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geo ...

* Baverans *

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* Chemin * Choisey *

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* Dampierre *

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* Éclans-Nenon * Étrepigney * Évans * Falletans *

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* Lavans-lès-Dole * La Barre * Longwy-sur-le-Doubs * Molay *

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* Peseux *

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* Rahon *

Ranchot Ranchot () is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Ranchot is a small Jura village on the Doubs river. It is situated on the D673 (previously Route nationale 73) between Dole and ...

* Rans * Rochefort-sur-Nenon *

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* Charette *

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* Ciel *

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* Fretterans * Frontenard * La Villeneuve * Lays-sur-le-Doubs * Les Bordes * Longepierre *

Mont-lès-Seurre Mont-lès-Seurre (, literally ''Mont near Seurre'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily loc ...

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* Pontoux *

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* Varenne-sur-le-Doubs * Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

The flood in Besançon

The city of Besançon was flooded in the old center and in the area of Battant. On January 18, 1910, the water rose to nearly 7 meters above the usual level, and 8.68 meters on January 20, 1910. The inhabitants were deprived of electricity and gas, and all bridges were closed. On January 21, 1910, the Doubs river reached 9.57 meters, nearly the usual level. The city was ravaged by this flood, but there were no fatalities in the city. File:Crue de 1910 - Besançon - Pont Battant.jpg, Battant bridge, the January, 21st 1910. File:Place Saint-Jacques - Besaçon - 1910.jpg, Saint-Jacques place. File:Place de la Révolution inondée - Besançon - 1910 - 2.jpg, The Révolution place. File:Grande rue inondée - Besançon - 1910 - 2.jpg, Great street of Besançon, in the beginning of the flood. File:Grande rue inondée - Besançon - 1910.jpg, Great street of Besançon, in the beginning of the flood. File:Pont de la République - Besançon - 1910.jpg, République bridge. File:Rue Claude Pouillet - Besançon - 1910.jpg, Claude Pouillet street, in the flood recession. File:Rue Jean Petit inondée - Besançon - 1910.jpg, Jean Petit street. File:Rue du lycée - Besançon- 1910.jpg, Lyceum street. File:Rue Gambetta - Besançon - 1910.jpg, Gambetta street. File:Crue du Doubs - 1910 - Place de la Révolution.jpg, The Revolution place . File:Crue de Besançon - 1910 - square Saint-Amour.jpg, The love square.