Arrondissement of Dole facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Dole
Arrondissement of France
Location of Dole in Jura
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Communes	191
Subprefecture	Dole
INSEE code	391
Area
• Total	1,171.2 km2 (452.2 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	83,701
• Density	71.466/km2 (185.096/sq mi)

The Arrondissement of Dole is a special kind of administrative area in France. Think of it like a district or a large county. It's part of the Jura département, which is similar to a county in other countries. This arrondissement is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The main town, or capital, of the Dole arrondissement is the city of Dole.

History of Dole's District

The arrondissements (districts) in the Jura department were first created way back in 1800. Dole was one of the original districts formed at that time.

Geography of Dole's Arrondissement

The Dole arrondissement is found in the northern part of the Jura department. It covers an area of about 1,171.2 square kilometers (or about 452.2 square miles).

In 2014, about 83,701 people lived in this area. This means the arrondissement has a population density of about 71.5 people per square kilometer. Population density tells us how many people live in each square kilometer of land.

The Dole arrondissement shares its borders with several other areas:

• To the north, it borders the Haute-Saône department.
• To the east, it borders the Doubs department.
• To the south, it borders the Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier.
• To the southwest, it borders the Saône-et-Loire department.
• To the west, it borders the Côte-d'Or department.

How Dole's Arrondissement is Organized

French arrondissements are made up of smaller areas called cantons and even smaller areas called communes.

Cantons in Dole

Cantons are like smaller voting districts. After some changes in France, cantons don't always fit perfectly inside one arrondissement. However, in the Dole arrondissement, all five of its cantons are fully within its borders.

These five cantons are:

• Authume
• Dole-1
• Dole-2
• Mont-sous-Vaudrey
• Tavaux

Main Towns (Communes) in Dole

A commune is the smallest administrative division in France, similar to a town or a local municipality. The Dole arrondissement has 191 communes in total.

Here are some of the communes in the Dole arrondissement that have the most people living in them:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Jura department
• Communes of the Jura department

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Dole para niños