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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]
- Citadel. The UNESCO-listed citadel is arguably Vauban’s crowning glory. The military mastermind conceived this 11-hectare fortified complex in the 1660s, and it adapts to the mammoth promontory at the neck of the loop in the Doube River.
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie. In 1694 the abbot and scholar Jean-Baptiste Boisot left his hoard of manuscripts, busts, medals, paintings and books to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Vincent, providing it was made available to the public two days a week.
- Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation. Besançon’s museum about the resistance and the concentration camps packs an emotional punch. The museum’s home is the cadet building in the Citadel, and this setting isn’t coincidental as some 100 resistance members were shot here in the war.
- Musée du Temps. In the late-18th century Swiss craftsmen poured into Besançon, turning it into one of Europe’s capitals for watchmaking. That legacy is evident today in the city’s nanotechnology industries, for which Besançon is a world leader.
Besançon - the jewel of eastern France. Cradled in a loop of the river Doubs, at the foot of its towering citadel, the ancient city of Besançon is one of the best preserved historic cities in France. In pre-Roman times, it was the capital of an area known as Sequania. When the area was conquered by the Romans, Julius Caesar described this ...
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- Citadelle de Besançon. Dominating the city from Mt St-Etienne, more than 100 vertical metres above the old town, the 17th-century Citadelle de Besançon – designed by Vauban for…
- Musée du Temps. Literal and figurative interpretations of time are woven together at the Musée du Temps, which places allegorical paintings about the passage of time next…
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie. France's oldest public museum, founded in 1694, is famous for its stellar collection of local Gallo-Roman archaeology; its Cabinet des Dessins, with some…
- Horloge Astronomique. The base of 18th-century Cathédrale St-Jean's bell tower houses an incredible astronomical clock, powered by 11 weights, that has run the church's bells…
Besançon, city, capital of Doubs département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, eastern France. It lies astride a horseshoe meander of the Doubs River, 45 miles (75 km) east of Dijon. It early became the chief town (Vesontio) of the Sequani Gauls and in 58 bce was taken by Julius Caesar. Besançon became the seat of an archbishopric in the ...
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Besancon Citadel. The famous citadel fortified by Vauban that dominates Besancon is an imposing structure with three surrounding walls and some wells that reach a depth of one hundred meters deep with a width of about four meters. The Citadel of Besançon, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Historic Monument of France, is one of the top tourist ...
Dec 27, 2019 · By janer988. The citadel was an unexpected highlight of our visit to Besancon. 2. Musée du Temps et Palais Granvelle. 386. Speciality Museums. By Traveler190511. A very interesting collection of clocks and watches, combined with classical paintings in this former palace. A bit of...
