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Besançon (UK: / ˈ b ɛ z ən s ɒ n /, US: / b ə ˈ z æ n s ən /, French: [bəzɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ, Franco-Provençal: [bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃]; archaic German: Bisanz; Latin: Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the ...
- Free Imperial City
The Free Imperial City of Besançon was a self-governing free...
- Citadel
The Citadel of Besançon (French: Citadelle de Besançon) is a...
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Besançon is an old city. It is discovered in 58 BC and Julius Caesar writes about it in his book Commentarii de Bello Gallico where it is called Vesontio. The etymology (origin of the word) is not certain. It could have a Celtic origin. The Celtic word wes means mountain. In the 4th century, the letter B became V. The city name changed to Besontio ...
Besançon has an oceanic climate and a continental climate. The average temperature is 10.2 °C (50 °F). The warmest month of the year is July (18.9 °C or 66 °F) and the coldest month is January (1.6 °C or 35 °F). Besançon receives about 1108 mm (44 inches) of precipitation per year. The wettest month is May (111.4 mm or 4.4 in); the driest is July (...
Besançon is twinned with: 1. Tver, Russia 2. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 3. Kuopio, Finland 4. Huddersfield – Kirklees, United Kingdom 5. Bielsko-Biała, Poland 6. Neuchâtel, Switzerland 7. Bistriţa, Romania 8. Pavia, Italy 9. Hadera, Israel 10. Douroula, Burkina Faso 11. Man, Côte d'Ivoire 12. Charlottesville– Virginia, United States
- Grand Besançon
- Doubs
Besançon is a well-preserved Renaissance city and the historic part in the "Boucle" of the river is beautiful, with the remains of a Roman theatre in Castan Square, its eight Roman Corinthian columns among the most ancient of the town's attractions. 1 The Citadel (Citadelle de Besançon).
Besançon este un oraș din estul Franței, prefectura departamentului Doubs și situat în regiunea Burgundia-Franche-Comté. Orașul este înconjurat de o buclă naturală a râului Doubs. În limba franceză locuitorii se numesc Bisontins (cu forma de feminin Bisontines).
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