Arrondissement of Besançon

The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the department in the region. It has 252 communes. Its population is 253,510, and its area is 1,926.4 km2.
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  • 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.

Aerodrome
is an airfield located 5.5 km southeast of in , both communes of the Doubs department in the region of .

Railway station
is a railway station.

Castle
The , is a residential château located in the French city of . 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.

is a French city that serves as the capital of the department of in the region of . The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with .

Village
is a commune in the department in the region in eastern .

Village
is a commune in the department in the region in eastern .

Arrondissement of Besançon

Latitude
47.2315° or 47° 13′ 53″ north
Longitude
6.0863° or 6° 5′ 11″ east
Population
254,000
Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)
Open location code
8FV863JP+HG
Geo­Names ID
3033122
Wiki­data ID
Q700660
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

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