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Dole is a commune in the Jura département in France, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Population (1999): 24,949. View of Dole (Jura), picture taken by Donar Reiskoffer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... View of Dole (Jura), picture taken by Donar Reiskoffer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura). ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...

History

Dole was the capital of Franche-Comté until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the parlement from Dole to Besançon. The university, founded by Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1422, was also transferred to Besançon at that time. Capital Besançon Land area¹ 16,202 km² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Parlements (pronounced in French) in ancien régime France — contrary to what their name would suggest to the modern reader — were not democratic or political institutions, but law courts . ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Utinam (Latin: If God wills) Citadel Vauban of Besançon Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs (25) Intercommunality Grand Besançon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon) (1396–1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ...

[Dole Basilica:[1],[2],[3]

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Geography

Dole is located on the Doubs River. Doubs is a 430 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland. ...

Miscellaneous

Dole was the birthplace of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Microbiologist is a biologist that studies the field of microbiology. ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ...

The 1995 film, Happiness is in the field, was set in Dole. Happiness is in the field is a French black humor film by Étienne Chatiliez of 1995. ...

External link

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