Everything about Doubs totally explained
Doubs (
Arpitan :
Dubs) is a
department in eastern
France named after the
Doubs River. Its
pronunciation is /du/ (the last two letters are silent).
History
As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the
Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of
Langue 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 an everyday basis like before.
Doubs was important as a portal to
Switzerland through the pass at
Joux. 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
March 4,
1790. It was created from part of the former province of
Franche-Comté. The
prefecture (capital) is
Besançon.
In 1793, the republic of
Mandeure was added to the department, and in 1816 the principality of
Montbéliard.
Victor Hugo and
Auguste and Louis Lumière are among the famous people born in Doubs.
Geography
Doubs is part of the current region of 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.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called
Doubistes.
Tourism
The castles at
Joux and
Besançon are important tourist destinations.
Further Information
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