Villette-lès-Dole
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Dole | |
| Canton | Dole-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Dole | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 ' N , 5 ° 30' E | |
| height | 195-232 m | |
| surface | 4.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 771 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 168 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39100 | |
| INSEE code | 39573 | |
Villette-lès-Dole is a French commune in the department of Jura of the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It has an area of 459 hectares and has 771 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The altitude is 206 meters above sea level . The village is located on a plateau that dominates the Doubs valley and the Burgundy plains and is crossed by the Clauge river , the source of which is in the neighboring forest of Forêt de Chaux . The river flows into the Doubs not far from Gevry .
history
Archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the Gallo-Roman period. Villette-lès-Dole was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. The place was owned by the Lords of Gevry . In the Middle Ages, feudal lords were also on the neighboring hills with the people of Louis XI. destroyed villages of Mars and Pressagne.
Worth seeing is the parish church from the 18th century and her gilded from Dole derived altarpiece .
The main source of income for the inhabitants is cattle breeding.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 328 | 380 | 379 | 596 | 728 | 648 | 717 | 769 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
