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Dole is a commune in France, situated within the Jura department and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Dole, the canton of Dole-Nord-Est, and the canton of Dole-Sud-Ouest. The town has at various times been the capital of the County of Burgundy. Its postal code is 39100, and it is located at an elevation of 341 meters above sea level.
The commune covers an area of 38.38 square kilometers and shares borders with Jouhe, Authume, Brevans, and Champvans. The population is recorded as 29,295, with a male population of 10,881. Dole is twinned with Lahr/Schwarzwald, Rouvroy, Sestri Levante, and Carlow.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dole
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 25,878
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Travel guide
Understand
Dole was the capital of the old Free County of Burgundy, located on the banks of the Doubs and the Rhône-Rhine canal and next to the second largest forest in France (forêt de Chaux). It was the birthplace of the scientist Louis Pasteur and its old centre is home to some rustic if somewhat run-down 16th century architecture.
Dole is also home to one of two main production sites of Laughing Cow cheese (La Vache qui rit).
Get in
Dole is served by an SNCF station (Gare de Dole-Ville) connecting the city to the rest of the region, as well as by the A36 and A39 motorways. Flixbus also runs a number of lines that stop near Dole at the A36 motorway junction at Authume and the A39 motorway junction at Choisey. To get from these stops to the centre of Dole you will have to take bus lines 12 and 1 respectively.
The nearest airport is Dole-Jura Airport.
Get around
The old town is very walkable, and while a local bus network serves the suburbs (https://www.grand-dole.fr/reseau-de-transports-tgd), most of the bus lines are very infrequent with several even requiring reservation in advance. A single adult ticket costs which can be bought directly from the driver.
See
The Quartier des Tanneurs is a picturesque canalside area.
Go next
Besançon Saint-Claude via the Ligne des Hirondelles
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Dole ( French pronunciation: [dɔl] , sometimes pronounced [dol]) is a commune in the eastern French department of Jura, of which it is a subprefecture (sous-préfecture).
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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