Vuillafans Explained

Vuillafans
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Vuillafans 25.svg
Coordinates:47.0658°N 6.2172°W
Insee:25633
Postal Code:25840
Arrondissement:Besançon
Canton:Ornans
Mayor:Claude Curie[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Loue-Lison
Elevation Min M:339
Elevation Max M:721
Area Km2:6.14

Vuillafans (in French pronounced as /vɥijafɑ̃/) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Personalities

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.