Besançon Cathedral
Besançon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John located in the city of Besançon, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Besançon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral located in Doubs, in France
- Also known as: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean”, “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”, “Cathedrale Saint-Jean-l’Evangeliste”, and “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porte Noire and Château d’eau de la source d’Arcier.
Porte Noire
City gate
Photo: Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Porte Noire is a Roman triumphal arch in Besançon, France. The limestone arch was located at the southern end of the cardo, the main north-to-south route of a Roman city.
Château d’eau de la source d’Arcier
Reservoir
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Château d’eau de la source d’Arcier is a reservoir.
Besançon astronomical clock
Work of art
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Besançon astronomical clock is housed in Besançon Cathedral. Auguste-Lucien Vérité of Beauvais designed and built Besançon's present astronomical clock, between 1858 and 1863.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarragnoz and La Gare d’Eau.
Battant
Suburb
Battant is one of the oldest parts of Besançon, Doubs, France, and has been under architectural protection since 1964. It is situated on the right bank of the river Doubs, north of the ox-bow that encircles the center of the city.
Besançon Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, minor basilica, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.23365° or 47° 14′ 1″ northLongitude
6.0304° or 6° 1′ 49″ eastElevation
262 metres (860 feet)Open location code
8FV862MJ+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 32460887OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Thai—“Besançon Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Besançon Katedraal”
- Afrikaans: “Besançon-katedraal”
- Basque: “Besançongo katedrala”
- Catalan: “Besançon Catedral”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Besançon”
- Chinese: “貝桑松主教座堂”
- Chinese: “貝桑鬆主教座堂”
- Chinese: “贝桑松主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Besancon”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Besançon”
- Dutch: “Sint-Janskathedraal”
- French: “cathédrale de Besançon”
- French: “cathédrale Saint Jean de Besançon”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
- Galician: “Catedral de San Xoán de Besançon”
- German: “Kathedrale von Besançon”
- German: “St.-Johannes-Kathedrale”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Μπεζανσόν”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Besançon”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Besançon”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Giovanni”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
- Polish: “Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela w Besançon”
- Polish: “Archikatedra św. Jana Ewangelisty w Besançon”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Иоанна в Безансоне”
- Slovenian: “katedrala v Besançonu”
- Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Janeza v Besançonu”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica svetega Janeza Krstnika, Besançon”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Besançonu”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Besanzón”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan de Besancon”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan de Besançon”
- Swedish: “Besançons katedral”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารเบอซ็องซง”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารเบอซ็องซง”
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