Vuillafans () is a
commune in the
Doubs
Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.[department
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in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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in eastern
France
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.
Personalities
It was the birthplace of
Balthasar Gérard, the
assassin of the
Dutch independence leader, William I of
Orange, also known as
William the Silent
William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...
. Gérard was born at number 3 in the street now called Rue Gérard.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Doubs department
The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin Philippe François Zéphyrin Guillemin () (March 16, 1814 - April 5, 1886) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
He was born in Vuillafans, Doubs, France.
He was appointed titular bishop of Cybistra in 1856 and was ordained bishop in 1857.
He was the fir ...]
(1814-1886), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Vuillafans
References
Communes of Doubs
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