Vuillafans (French pronunciation: ​[vɥijafɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Vuillafans
Commune
A general view of Vuillafans
Coat of arms
Location of Vuillafans
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Coordinates: 47°03′57″N 6°13′02″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Ornans
Intercommunality	Loue-Lison
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Curie
Area 1	6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	735
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25633 /25840
Elevation	339–721 m (1,112–2,365 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department
• Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin (1814-1886), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Vuillafans

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