Les Clairs-Soleils
Clairs-Soleils is a small area on Besançon's east side, near the quarters of Bregille and Orchamps. The quarter has about 3000 inhabitants.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in France
- Also known as: “Clairs-Soleils”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de la Juive and Jewish cemetery, Besançon.
Château de la Juive
Castle
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
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.
Jewish cemetery, Besançon
Cemetery
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Jewish cemetery of Besançon is located in the French city of Besançon. It is the only Jewish cemetery in the département of Doubs.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brégille
Church
Photo: Toufik-de-planoise, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brégille is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaites and Orchamps.
Vaites
Quarter
Vaites or The Vaites is a district of Besançon, located to the northeast of the city.
Orchamps
Suburb
Photo: BenSherman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchamps is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the city of Besançon, France. Like nearby Clairs-Soleils and Planoise, to the west of the city, Orchamps was built in the late 1960s. It is situated close to Bregille.
Palente-Orchamps-Saragosse
Suburb
Palente-Orchamps-Saragosse is a district in Besançon, France, located in the eastern part of the city. Constructed primarily during the 1960s, the area had over 5,300 residents in 1990.
Les Clairs-Soleils
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Besançon, Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.25014° or 47° 15′ 1″ northLongitude
6.05603° or 6° 3′ 22″ eastElevation
325 metres (1,066 feet)Open location code
8FV87324+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 363714332OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Les Clairs-Soleils” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Clairs-Soleils”
- French: “Les Clairs Soleils”
- French: “Les Clairs-Soleils”
- French: “Vaîte-Clairs Soleils”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Médiathèque Aimé Césaire and Gymnase des Clairs Soleils.
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