Dole (, sometimes pronounced ) is a commune in the eastern French department of Jura, of which it is a

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History

Dole was the capital of

Franche-Comté Franche-Comté (, ; ; Frainc-Comtou dialect, Frainc-Comtou: ''Fraintche-Comtè''; ; also ; ; all ) is a cultural and Provinces of France, historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of France, departments of Doub ...

until

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

conquered the region; he shifted the ''

parlement Under the French Ancien Régime, a ''parlement'' () was a provincial appellate court of the Kingdom of France. In 1789, France had 13 ''parlements'', the original and most important of which was the ''Parlement'' of Paris. Though both th ...

'' from Dole to

Besançon Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, 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 Switzerland. Capi ...

. The

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, founded by Duke Philippe le Bon of

Burgundy Burgundy ( ; ; Burgundian: ''Bregogne'') 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. ...

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

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. He had confessed to murdering and cannibalizing at least four children. The 1995 film ''

Happiness Is in the Field ''Happiness Is in the Field'' (French: ''Le bonheur est dans le pré'') is a French comedy directed by Étienne Chatiliez in 1995. Plot Francis Bergeade, owner of a small plumbing supply company in Dole, has just turned 65 and his life is a mi ...

'' was set in Dole and ''

The Widow Couderc ''The Widow Couderc'' () is a 1971 French drama film based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Georges Simenon. Plot In 1934, in a little village on a canal in Burgundy ( Cheuge), a laconic young stranger called Jean is walking along the road ...

'' was also partially filmed there.

Geography

Dole is located on the river

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; ) 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.Lons-le-Saunier Lons-le-Saunier () is a commune and capital of the 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 Jura escarpment extends to the east a ...

Transport

Dole-Ville station has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Lausanne and Besançon.

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is located in the commune of Tavaux, 7 km southwest of Dole.

Famous residents

* Suzanne Douvillier (1778 – 1826), pioneer dancer and choreographer. *

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 ...

(28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839)-

Napoleonic Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of mi ...

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, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...

(27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895),

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and

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

Jacques Duhamel Jacques Duhamel (September 24, 1924 – July 8, 1977) was a French Resistance fighter and politician. He was Minister of Agriculture (France), Minister of Agriculture from 1969 to 1971 and Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture from 1 ...

(1924 - 1977), mayor of Dole from 1968 to 1976 * Michel Chapuis (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 compr ...

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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, Ireland *

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, China *

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, Russia *

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, Germany *

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, England, United Kingdom *

Sestri Levante Sestri Levante () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately south-east of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby Portofino and the Cinque Terre are pro ...

, Italy *

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, Czech Republic

Climate

References

External links

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