January 1910 Doubs river flood
The flood of Doubs river was the biggest flooding in the history of the Doubs river (France); the water rose up to nearly 10 metres above the usual level, January 21, 1910. The principal departements affected were the département of Doubs, the département of Jura and also the département of Saône et Loire. At least one person was killed, and many others may have been killed because of this flood.
Causes
In the beginning of 1910, a lot of floods damaged France: the flood of Seine river in Île-de-France, in Chambéry, Troyes, Morez and lot of other French cities were affected and the ports of Marseille and Toulon where decimates by an historical tempest.
In Franche-Comté, the most probable causes of this flood where a heavy rainfall in the region since the previous month; the ground could not retain more water. Another cause accentuated the situation: the snow melted because the temperature was exceptionally warm.
Cities and villages affected
This rubric list the cities and villages officially damaged by the flood of Doubs river. The flood affected 112 cities or villages in Doubs, 33 in Jura and 20 in Saône-et-Loire, so 154 localities.
- Municipalities of Doubs
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- Abbans-Dessous
- Appenans
- Arbouans
- Arçon
- Audincourt
- Avanne-Aveney
- Bart
- Baume-les-Dames
- Bavans
- Berche
- Besançon
- Beure
- Bief
- Blussangeaux
- Blussans
- Bonnétage
- Bourguignon
- Boussières
- Branne
- Byans-sur-Doubs
- Chalèze
- Chalezeule
- Champlive
- Charmauvillers
- Charquemont
- Chaux-lès-Clerval
- Clerval
- Colombier-Fontaine
- Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
- Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs
- Dampjoux
- Deluz
- Doubs
- Esnans
- Étouvans
- Fessevillers
- Fourbanne
- Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
- Fournet-Blancheroche
- Gellin
- Glère
- Goumois
- Grand'Combe-Châteleu
- Grand'Combe-des-Bois
- Grandfontaine
- Hauterive-la-Fresse
- Hyèvre-Magny
- Hyèvre-Paroisse
- Indevillers
- Labergement-Sainte-Marie
- Laissey
- La Cluse-et-Mijoux
- La Longeville
- La Prétière
- Les Combes
- Les Fins
- Les Grangettes
- Les Villedieu
- Liebvillers
- L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
- Longevelle-sur-Doubs
- Longevilles-Mont-d'Or
- Lougres
- Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont
- Malbuisson
- Mancenans
- Mandeure
- Mathay
- Médière
- Montancy
- Morteau
- Montbenoît
- Montfaucon
- Montferrand-le-Château
- Mouthe
- Montjoie-le-Château
- Montlebon
- Montperreux
- Noirefontaine
- Novillars
- Osselle
- Ougney-Douvot
- Oye-et-Pallet
- Pompierre-sur-Doubs
- Pont-de-Roide
- Rancenay
- Rang
- Roche-lès-Clerval
- Rochejean
- Roche-lez-Beaupré
- Roset-Fluans
- Routelle
- Saint-Georges-Armont
- Saint-Hippolyte
- Saint-Maurice-Colombier
- Saint-Point-Lac
- Saint-Vit
- Santoche
- Sarrageois
- Soulce-Cernay
- Thise
- Thoraise
- Torpes
- Vaire-Arcier
- Vaire-le-Petit
- Valentigney
- Vaufrey
- Villars-Saint-Georges
- Villars-sous-Dampjoux
- Ville-du-Pont
- Villers-le-Lac
- Voujeaucourt
- Municipalities of Jura
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- Annoire
- Asnans-Beauvoisin
- Audelange
- Baverans
- Brevans
- Champdivers
- Chaussin
- Chemin
- Choisey
- Crissey
- Dampierre
- Dole
- Éclans-Nenon
- Étrepigney
- Évans
- Falletans
- Fraisans
- Gevry
- Lavans-lès-Dole
- La Barre
- Longwy-sur-le-Doubs
- Molay
- Neublans-Abergement
- Orchamps
- Parcey
- Peseux
- Petit-Noir
- Rahon
- Ranchot
- Rans
- Rochefort-sur-Nenon
- Salans
- Villette-lès-Dole
Municipalities of Saône-et-Loire
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The flood in Besançon
The city of Besançon was flooded in the old center and in the area of Battant. On January 18, 1910, the water rose to nearly 7 meters above the usual level, and 8.68 meters on January 20, 1910. The inhabitants were deprived of electricity and gas, and all bridges were closed. On January 21, 1910, the Doubs river reached 9.57 meters, nearly the usual level. The city was ravaged by this flood, but there were no victims in the city.
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Crue de 1910 - Besançon - Pont Battant.jpg
Battant bridge, the January, 21st 1910.
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Place Saint-Jacques - Besaçon - 1910.jpg
Saint-Jacques place.
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Place de la Révolution inondée - Besançon - 1910 - 2.jpg
The Révolution place.
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Grande rue inondée - Besançon - 1910 - 2.jpg
Great street of Besançon, in the beginning of the flood.
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Grande rue inondée - Besançon - 1910.jpg
Great street of Besançon, in the beginning of the flood.
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Pont de la République - Besançon - 1910.jpg
République bridge.
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Rue Claude Pouillet - Besançon - 1910.jpg
Claude Pouillet street, in the flood recession.
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Rue Jean Petit inondée - Besançon - 1910.jpg
Jean Petit street.
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Rue du lycée - Besançon- 1910.jpg
Lyceum street.
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Rue Gambetta - Besançon - 1910.jpg
Gambetta street.
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Crue du Doubs - 1910 - Place de la Révolution.jpg
The Revolution place .
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Crue de Besançon - 1910 - square Saint-Amour.jpg
The love square.
See also
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