5-576: Louis Laloy ( Gray , 18 February 1874 – Dole , 4 March 1944 ) was a French musicologist , writer and sinologist . A Doctor of Letters (he spoke French, English, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Greek and Chinese), he became an eminent musicologist, music critic, co-founder of Le Mercure musical , teacher at the Sorbonne and at the Paris Conservatory , and Secretary General of the Paris Opera . He
10-613: A land area of 38.38 km (14.82 sq mi). It is the most populous commune in Jura, although the préfecture is Lons-le-Saunier . Dole-Ville station has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Lausanne and Besançon. Dole – Jura Airport is located in the commune of Tavaux , 7 km southwest of Dole. 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
15-483: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dole, Jura Dole ( French: [dɔl] , sometimes pronounced [dol] ) is a commune in the eastern French department of Jura , of which it is a subprefecture ( sous-préfecture ). 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 Duke Philippe le Bon of Burgundy in 1422,
20-455: Is associated with many prominent artists and composers. He was a friend and (after the English book by Louise Liebich) the first French biographer of Claude Debussy and wrote books on his contemporaries Maurice Ravel , Igor Stravinsky , Erik Satie , and Paul Dukas , as well as Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) who was then rediscovered. This biographical article about a French academic
25-498: Was also transferred to Besançon at that time. In January 1573, Gilles Garnier was put to death after being found guilty of lycanthropy and witchcraft . He had confessed to murdering and cannibalizing at least six children. The 1995 film Happiness Is in the Field was set in Dole and The Widow Couderc was also partially filmed there. Dole is located on the river Doubs . The commune has
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