Vuillafans
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°03′57″N 6°13′02″E / 47.0658°N 6.2172°ECoordinates: 47°03′57″N 6°13′02″E / 47.0658°N 6.2172°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Ornans | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Célestin Cattaneo | |
| Area1 | 6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 710 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25633 /25840 | |
| Elevation | 339–721 m (1,112–2,365 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vuillafans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
It was the birthplace of Balthasar Gérard, the assassin of the Dutch independence leader, William I of Orange, also known as William the Silent. Gérard was born at number 3 in the street now called Rue Gérard.
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