DOLE

also spelled Dle, town, Jura dpartement, Franche-Comt region, eastern France. The town lies along the Doubs River and the Rhine-Rhne Canal, southeast of Dijon. It was called Dolla under the Romans. It was the seat of the dukes of Burgundy in medieval times and was the capital (13321674) of Franche-Comt. It belonged to the house of Habsburg from 1493 until the Peace of Nijmegen made it French in 1678, when its parlement and university (founded 1423) were transferred to Besanon. The birthplace of Louis Pasteur in Dole is preserved as a monument, and the Hpital Pasteur is housed in a 17th-century building. The Gothic-style Church of Notre-Dame dates from the 16th century. Dole has metal and sanitary porcelain manufacturing and trades in grain, wine, and cheese. Pop. (1990) 27,860.