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The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 254 communes. Its population is 249,211 (2016), and its area is 1,926.4 km 2 (743.8 sq mi). Composition. The communes of the arrondissement of Besançon, and their INSEE codes, are:
As of 2021, the population of the City of Besançon was 119,198. It is the 33rd most populous city of France. Grand Besançon Métropole covers 528.6 km 2 (204.1 sq mi), 68 municipalities and has a population of 197,494. The metropolitan area covers 2,514.5 km 2 (970.9 sq mi), 310 municipalities and has 283,127 inhabitants. [3]
The arrondissement of Baume-les-Dames was disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Pontarlier was expanded in January 2009 with the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp from the arrondissement of Besançon, and the canton of Le Russey from the arrondissement of Montbéliard. References
Besançon 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 border with Switzerland. Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful ...
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11th C. – Church of Notre-Dame, Besançon [ fr] built. 1184 - Frederick I made it a free imperial city. [1] 1393 – Besançon Town Hall [ fr] built. 1487 – Printing press in operation. [3] 1537 – Besançon coat of arms [ fr] adopted. 1540 – Palais Granvelle (Besançon) [ fr] built by Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle.
Aantal gemeenten. 268. Insee-code. 251. Portaal. Frankrijk. Besançon is een arrondissement van het Franse departement Doubs in de regio Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. De onderprefectuur is Besançon .
