Departmental archives of Doubs
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The Departmental archives of Doubs (French
: Archives départementales du Doubs) is a French
administrative building dependent of the general council of Doubs
, charged with collecting archives, keeping them and making them available for the public. The Departmental archives of Doubs is located in the area of Planoise
, in Besançon
(Doubs
, Franche-Comté
).
. In 1986, the regional council decided to move the archives administration in the area of Planoise
into a new building, celebrated for its great blue windows. It is located in the sector of Cassin, at March Bloch street and is served by the urban bus. The archives is composed of 20.8 kilometers of public linear archives, one kilometer of private linear archives and a library containing 25,000 books. The departmental archives of Doubs also has an educative service for children.
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: Archives départementales du Doubs) is a French
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administrative building dependent of the general council of Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
, charged with collecting archives, keeping them and making them available for the public. The Departmental archives of Doubs is located in the area of Planoise
Planoise
Planoise is a fairly recently developed area of Besançon , built in the 1960s and located to the west of the city, between the hill of Planoise and the district of Hauts-de-Chazal. With 21,000 inhabitants it is the most populous district of the city...
, in Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
(Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
, Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
).
History
The first archives of the department was kept from 1796 in the old stewardship of the town center of BesançonBesançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
. In 1986, the regional council decided to move the archives administration in the area of Planoise
Planoise
Planoise is a fairly recently developed area of Besançon , built in the 1960s and located to the west of the city, between the hill of Planoise and the district of Hauts-de-Chazal. With 21,000 inhabitants it is the most populous district of the city...
into a new building, celebrated for its great blue windows. It is located in the sector of Cassin, at March Bloch street and is served by the urban bus. The archives is composed of 20.8 kilometers of public linear archives, one kilometer of private linear archives and a library containing 25,000 books. The departmental archives of Doubs also has an educative service for children.