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Arbois
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- This article is about the commune in France. For the grape, see Arbois (grape).
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Commune of Arbois |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46° 45' 13" N 5° 46' 29" E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Canton | Arbois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du val de la Cuisance |
| Mayor | Raymond Page (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 246 m–613 m (avg. 293 m) |
| Land area¹ | 45.42 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3,698 |
| - Density | 81.4/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39013/ 39600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Arbois is a French town and commune located in the Jura département.
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Arbois is built on the Cuisance River.
The area produces some of the best Jura wines, including vin jaune (yellow wine) and vin de paille (straw wine), in the Arbois AOC.
Tourist attractions include:
- Château Pécauld
- Saint Just church
- Pasteur Museum
- The Gloriette tower
- The cave of Les Planches (Grotte des Planches) (5 km away)
Louis Pasteur, born in nearby Dole, was raised in Arbois and conducted various experiments related to fermentation in his home, which is now a museum.
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