Dole, Jura

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Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 5°29′26″E / 47.09306, 5.49056

Commune of Dole
View of Dole
Location
Coordinates	47°05′35″N 5°29′26″E / 47.09306, 5.49056
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	chief town of 2 cantons: Dole-Nord-Est, Dole-Sud-Ouest
Statistics
Elevation	196 m–341 m
Land area¹	38.38 km²
Population² (1999)	24,949
- Density	650/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	39198/ 39100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dole is a commune in the Jura département in France, of which it is a sous-préfecture.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Miscellaneous 5 Twin town 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

Dole is located on the Doubs River. The commune has a land area of 38.38 km² (14.82 sq mi).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was 24,949.
The estimation for 2005 was 23,900.

It is the largest commune in Jura, although the préfecture (capital) resides in the commune of Lons-le-Saunier.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Dole was the birthplace of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), microbiologist and chemist

The 1995 film, Happiness Is in the Field, was set in Dole.

[edit] Twin town

Dole is twinned with Northwich, a salt mining town in Cheshire, England.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Jura department

[edit] External links

• Official website (in French)

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