dole, jura

Dole is a commune in the Jura dpartement in France, of which it is a sous-prfecture. Population (1999): 24,949.

History

Dole was the capital of Franche-Comt until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the parlement from Dole to Besanon. The university, founded by Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1422, was also transferred to Besanon at that time.

Geography

Dole is located on the Doubs River.

Miscellaneous

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

External link

http://www.dole.org/sitedole/

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