Arrondissement of Besançon
The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 252 communes. Its population is 253,510, and its area is 1,926.4 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 254,000 residents
- Description: one of 3 arrondissements in the department Doubs, Region Franche-Comté, France
- Also known as: “arrondissement of Besançon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Besançon – La Vèze Aerodrome and Saône station.
Besançon – La Vèze Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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Besançon – La Vèze Aerodrome is an airfield located 5.5 km southeast of Besançon in La Vèze, both communes of the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region of France.
Saône station
Railway station
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Saône station is a railway station.
Château de la Juive
Castle
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The Château de la Juive, is a residential château located in the French city of Besançon. The first building was constructed at an unknown date, the earliest information going back to the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Besançon and Saône.
Besançon
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Besançon is a French city that serves as the capital 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.
Saône
Village
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Saône is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Morre
Village
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Morre is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Arrondissement of Besançon
- Category: arrondissement of France
- Location: Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Arrondissement of Besançon” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Qarku Besançon”
- Arabic: “بيزنسون”
- Aragonese: “Destrito de Besançon”
- Aragonese: “Districto de Besançon”
- Armenian: “Բեզանսոն”
- Azerbaijani: “Bezanson (rayon)”
- Azerbaijani: “Bezanson”
- Basque: “Besançoneko barrutia”
- Belarusian: “Безансон”
- Breton: “arondisamant Besançon”
- Breton: “Arondisamant Besançon”
- Catalan: “Districte de Besançon”
- Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Besançon”
- Chinese: “Besançon Kūn”
- Chinese: “贝桑松区”
- Czech: “Arrondissement Besançon”
- Dutch: “arrondissement Besancon”
- Dutch: “arrondissement Besançon”
- Dutch: “Arrondissement Besançon”
- Dutch: “Besançon”
- Esperanto: “Arondismento Besançon”
- Estonian: “Besançoni ringkond”
- French: “Arrondissement de Besancon”
- French: “arrondissement de Besançon”
- French: “Arrondissement de Besançon”
- French: “Besançon”
- German: “Arrondissement Besançon”
- Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Μπεζανσόν”
- Indonesian: “Arondisemen besançon”
- Indonesian: “Arondisemen Besançon”
- Irish: “Arrondissement Besançon”
- Italian: “arrondissement di Besançon”
- Italian: “Arrondissement di Besançon”
- Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Besançon”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Besançon Kūn”
- Occitan (post 1500): “arrondiment de Besançon”
- Persian: “بخش بوزانسون”
- Polish: “Okręg Besançon”
- Romanian: “Arondismentul Besançon”
- Russian: “Безансон”
- Slovak: “Besançon”
- Slovenian: “arrondissement de Besançon”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Besançon”
- Spanish: “Arrondissement de Besancon”
- Spanish: “Arrondissement de Besançon”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Besancon”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Besançon”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Besanzon”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Besanzón”
- Swedish: “Besançon”
- Tatar: “Безансон (округ)”
- Tatar: “Безансон”
- Turkish: “Arrondissement de Besançon”
- Turkish: “Besançon (arrondissement)”
- Turkish: “Besançon”
- Ukrainian: “Безансон”
- Venetian: “arrondissement de Besançon”
- Vietnamese: “Besançon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Morre and La Malate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morre Railway Station and Château de Montfaucon.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Nièvre, Dijon, Besançon, and Vesoul.
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