Vuillafans (french pronunciation [vijafɑ̃]) 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.
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See also Communes of the Doubs department Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin (1814-1886), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Vuillafans
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