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13-812: The Scey ( French pronunciation: [sɛ] ) is a 20.4 km long river that traverses the Doubs and Haute-Saône departments in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France . It rises in Marvelise and flows generally west to join the Ognon in Villersexel . Its tributaries include the Rognon . This Bourgogne-Franche-Comté geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

26-558: A daily basis. Doubs was important as a portal to Switzerland through the pass at Cluse de Pontarlier. Many famous people, including Mirabeau , Toussaint Louverture and Heinrich von Kleist , were imprisoned in the Château de Joux . Doubs is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Franche-Comté . The prefecture (capital)

39-555: A river in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Doubs Doubs ( / d uː / , doo ; French: [du] ; Arpitan : Dubs ) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs , it had a population of 543,974 in 2019. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier . As early as

52-399: Is Besançon . In 1793, the republic of Mandeure was annexed by France and incorporated into the department. This district was passed between various territories and departments in the ensuing administrative reorganisations and wars, but was restored to Doubs in 1816 when the former principality of Montbéliard was also added to the department. However, the commune of Le Cerneux-Péquignot

65-680: Is one of eight départements of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and is surrounded by the French départements of Doubs , Haute-Saône , Côte-d'Or , Saône-et-Loire , and Ain , as well as the Swiss canton of Vaud on the east. The Jura mountains are wooded and rolling, not craggy and rocky like the Alps . Many lakes can be found throughout the Jura, the largest natural lake being Lac de Chalain , measuring 3 km long and 1 km wide. Lac de Vouglans

78-498: Is part of the current region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and is surrounded by the French departments of Jura , Haute-Saône , and Territoire de Belfort , and the Swiss cantons of Vaud , Neuchâtel , and Jura . The department is dominated by the Jura mountains , which rise east of Besançon . The most populous commune is Besançon , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: The inhabitants of

91-524: The Free County of Burgundy , known in French as the Franche-Comté . Dole was the capital until the region was conquered by Louis XIV and the capital was moved to Besançon . Dole is now a sous-préfecture , or sub-prefecture, of Jura. As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the southern two-thirds of Jura spoke a dialect of Arpitan language . It continued to be spoken in rural areas into

104-464: The 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke Franc-Comtois , a dialect of the langues d'oïl . Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect of the Arpitan language . Both languages co-existed with French, the official language of law and commerce, and continued to be spoken frequently in rural areas into the 20th century. They are both still spoken today but not on

117-469: The 20th century. Jura is one of the original 83 départements of France, it being created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was established from part of the former province of Franche-Comté . The prefecture is Lons-le-Saunier . Population development since 1801: The most populous commune is Dole ; the prefecture Lons-le-Saunier is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are five communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants: Jura

130-515: The department are called Doubiens . Population development since 1791: The President of the Departmental Council is Christine Bouquin ( LR ). The Doubs department is at the same time the greenest and the most industrialized in France. It is the birthplace of the automotive manufacturer Peugeot . The castle of Joux and Besançon are important tourist destinations. Jura (department) Historically, Jura belonged to

143-428: The high mountain valleys have bitterly cold winters. Jura is a wine -growing region. The Jura wines are very distinctive and unusual wines, such as vin jaune , which is made by a similar process to sherry , developing under a flor of yeast . This is made from the local Savagnin grape variety. Other grape varieties include Poulsard , Trousseau , and Chardonnay . The département contains no industrial cities:

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156-573: Was annexed by the Canton of Neuchâtel under the terms of the 1814 Treaty of Paris , and since remained Swiss territory. Between the defeat of France at the Battle of Waterloo and November 1818, Doubs was included in the area occupied by Austrian troops. Victor Hugo , Gustave Courbet , Armand Peugeot , Auguste and Louis Lumière and Frank Darabont are among the famous people born in Doubs. Doubs

169-494: Was formed after the building of a hydro-electric dam. It is one of the largest man-made lakes in France. The President of the Departmental Council has been Clément Pernot ( miscellaneous right ) since 2015. In the 2017 legislative election , Jura elected the following representatives to the National Assembly : The climate of the Jura varies greatly by elevation. The lower valleys are temperate and pleasant, but

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