Famous people
Franche-Comté has been the birthplace of many a famous man who have made the region's history as varied as its landscapes: Louis Pasteur in Dole, a town of art and the former Capital of Comté, Rouget-de-L'Isle in Lons-le-Saunier or Georges Colomb, the creator of the famous "Sapeur Camember" comic books, in Lure, in Haute- Saône, in the heart of the pretty Ognon Valley, with its delightful châteaux and villages...
Antonin Fanart
(1831 – 1903), very prolific painter from Besançon.
Victor Hugo
(1802 – 1885), born in Besançon, at the foot of the Citadel. This French author, who was the son of an Imperial general, began his career as a classical poet and monarchist, ...
Louis Pasteur
Born in Dole (1822 – 1895), famous for his exceptional discoveries in microbiology and vaccinations; member of the French Academy, creator of the Institute which bears his name. ...
Marcel Aymé
(1902 – 1967), novelist and playwright of “hard realism”, satirical, with a healthy dose of the fantastic.
Gustave Courbet
(1819 – 1877) born in Ornans, the leading light of the French realist school, forced into exile in La Tour de Peilz (Switzerland) after being sentenced for his participation ...
Peugeot Family
Famous industrial dynasty, creators of the Protestant company in Montbéliard. Began with dyeing and crinolines, ended in the automobile industry. The most famous captains of ...
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The emblem of the "Petites Cités Comtoises de Caractère" is a sketched outline of a Franche-Comté bell tower.