Dole, Jura

Dole
Dole
	Location of Dole
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Wambst (Socialist Party)
Area 1	38.38 km2 (14.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)	25,705
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39198 /39100
Elevation	196–341 m (643–1,119 ft)
Website	www.Dole.org
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dole (pronunciation: [dɔl],^[1] sometimes wrongly pronounced [dol],^[2] probably due to the incorrect orthography "Dôle" sometimes encountered) is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, of which it is a subprefecture (sous-préfecture).

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.

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

Geography

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

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.

Transport

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

Famous residents

Simon Bernard (28 April 1779 – 5 November 1839)- Napoleonic aide de camp and notable engineer in the United States.
Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982), soldier.
Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895), microbiologist and chemist

Museums

The Museum of Fine Arts, Dole founded in 1821, is located in the House of the Officers, an example of military architecture of Franche-Comté at the 18th century.