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Arrondissement of Besançon
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Location of Besançon in Doubs
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Communes | 260 |
| Prefecture | Besançon |
| INSEE code | 251 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,942.2 km2 (749.9 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 248,199 |
| • Density | 127.793/km2 (330.982/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and préfecture of the department, is the city of Besançon.
History
When the arrondissements of Doubs were created in 1800, Besançon was one of them in the Doubs department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Besançon is in the western part of the Doubs department and it has an area of 1,942.2 km2 (750 sq mi), and a population of 248,199 inhabitants; its population density is of 127.8 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement of Besançon is bordered to the west and north by the Haute-Saône department, to the northeast by the arrondissement Montbéliard, to the east by the arrondissement Pontarlier and to the south by the Jura department.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Besançon, there are only three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Bavans, Ornans and Valdahon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Arrondissements | Total | ||
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| Besançon | Montbéliard | Pontarlier | |||
| 2502 | Baume-les-Dames | 97 | 97 | ||
| 2503 | Bavans | 3 | 69 | 72 | |
| 2504 | Besançon-1 | 6 + part of Besançon | 6 + part of Besançon | ||
| 2505 | Besançon-2 | 11 + part of Besançon | 11 + part of Besançon | ||
| 2506 | Besançon-3 | 4+ part of Besançon | 4 + part of Besançon | ||
| 2507 | Besançon-4 | 7 + part of Besançon | 7 + part of Besançon | ||
| 2508 | Besançon-5 | 15 + part of Besançon | 15+ part of Besançon | ||
| 2509 | Besançon-6 | 11 + part of Besançon | 11 + part of Besançon | ||
| 2515 | Ornans | 41 | 21 + part of Étalans and Levier | 62 + part of Étalans and Levier | |
| 2517 | Saint-Vit | 62 | 62 | ||
| 2518 | Valdahon | 2 | 10 | 45+ part of Étalans | 57 + part of Étalans |
Communes
The arrondissement of Besançon has 260 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Abbans-Dessous (25001)
- Abbans-Dessus (25002)
- Abbenans (25003)
- Adam-lès-Passavant (25006)
- Aïssey (25009)
- Amagney (25014)
- Amancey (25015)
- Amathay-Vésigneux (25016)
- Amondans (25017)
- Arc-et-Senans (25021)
- Arguel (25027)
- Audeux (25030)
- Autechaux (25032)
- Les Auxons (25035)
- Avanne-Aveney (25036)
- Avilley (25038)
- Bartherans (25044)
- Battenans-les-Mines (25045)
- Baume-les-Dames (25047)
- Berthelange (25055)
- Besançon (25056)
- Beure (25058)
- Blarians (25065)
- Bolandoz (25070)
- Bonnal (25072)
- Bonnay (25073)
- Bouclans (25078)
- Boussières (25084)
- Braillans (25086)
- Breconchaux (25088)
- Brères (25090)
- La Bretenière (25092)
- Bretigney-Notre-Dame (25094)
- Buffard (25098)
- Burgille (25101)
- Busy (25103)
- By (25104)
- Byans-sur-Doubs (25105)
- Cademène (25106)
- Cendrey (25107)
- Cessey (25109)
- Chalèze (25111)
- Chalezeule (25112)
- Champagney (25115)
- Champlive (25116)
- Champoux (25117)
- Champvans-les-Moulins (25119)
- Chantrans (25120)
- Charnay (25126)
- Chassagne-Saint-Denis (25129)
- Châteauvieux-les-Fossés (25130)
- Châtillon-Guyotte (25132)
- Châtillon-le-Duc (25133)
- Châtillon-sur-Lison (25134)
- Chaucenne (25136)
- Chaudefontaine (25137)
- Chay (25143)
- Chemaudin et Vaux (25147)
- Chenecey-Buillon (25149)
- Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon (25150)
- La Chevillotte (25152)
- Chevroz (25153)
- Chouzelot (25154)
- Cléron (25155)
- Corcelle-Mieslot (25163)
- Corcelles-Ferrières (25162)
- Corcondray (25164)
- Côtebrune (25166)
- Courcelles (25171)
- Courchapon (25172)
- Crouzet-Migette (25180)
- Cubrial (25181)
- Cubry (25182)
- Cusance (25183)
- Cuse-et-Adrisans (25184)
- Cussey-sur-Lison (25185)
- Cussey-sur-l'Ognon (25186)
- Dammartin-les-Templiers (25189)
- Dannemarie-sur-Crète (25195)
- Deluz (25197)
- Déservillers (25199)
- Devecey (25200)
- Durnes (25208)
- Échay (25209)
- Échevannes (25211)
- École-Valentin (25212)
- L'Écouvotte (25215)
- Émagny (25217)
- Épeugney (25220)
- Esnans (25221)
- Éternoz (25223)
- Étrabonne (25225)
- Ferrières-les-Bois (25235)
- Fertans (25236)
- Flagey (25241)
- Flagey-Rigney (25242)
- Fontain (25245)
- Fontenelle-Montby (25247)
- Fontenotte (25249)
- Foucherans (25250)
- Fourbanne (25251)
- Fourg (25253)
- Franey (25257)
- Franois (25258)
- Geneuille (25265)
- Gennes (25267)
- Germondans (25269)
- Gevresin (25270)
- Glamondans (25273)
- Gondenans-les-Moulins (25277)
- Gondenans-Montby (25276)
- Gonsans (25278)
- Gouhelans (25279)
- Goux-sous-Landet (25283)
- Grandfontaine (25287)
- Le Gratteris (25297)
- Grosbois (25298)
- Guillon-les-Bains (25299)
- Guyans-Durnes (25300)
- L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois (25305)
- Huanne-Montmartin (25310)
- Hyèvre-Magny (25312)
- Hyèvre-Paroisse (25313)
- Jallerange (25317)
- Laissey (25323)
- Lanans (25324)
- Lantenne-Vertière (25326)
- Larnod (25328)
- Lavans-Quingey (25330)
- Lavans-Vuillafans (25331)
- Lavernay (25332)
- Liesle (25336)
- Lizine (25338)
- Lods (25339)
- Lombard (25340)
- Lomont-sur-Crête (25341)
- Longeville (25346)
- Luxiol (25354)
- Malans (25359)
- Malbrans (25360)
- Mamirolle (25364)
- Marchaux (25368)
- Mazerolles-le-Salin (25371)
- Mercey-le-Grand (25374)
- Mérey-sous-Montrond (25375)
- Mérey-Vieilley (25376)
- Mésandans (25377)
- Mesmay (25379)
- Miserey-Salines (25381)
- Moncey (25382)
- Moncley (25383)
- Mondon (25384)
- Montagney-Servigney (25385)
- Montfaucon (25395)
- Montferrand-le-Château (25397)
- Montgesoye (25400)
- Montivernage (25401)
- Montmahoux (25404)
- Montrond-le-Château (25406)
- Montussaint (25408)
- Morre (25410)
- Le Moutherot (25414)
- Mouthier-Haute-Pierre (25415)
- Myon (25416)
- Naisey-les-Granges (25417)
- Nancray (25418)
- Nans (25419)
- Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne (25420)
- Noironte (25427)
- Novillars (25429)
- Ollans (25430)
- Ornans (25434)
- Osse (25437)
- Osselle-Routelle (25438)
- Ougney-Douvot (25439)
- Palantine (25443)
- Palise (25444)
- Paroy (25445)
- Passavant (25446)
- Pelousey (25448)
- Pessans (25450)
- Pirey (25454)
- Placey (25455)
- Pont-les-Moulins (25465)
- Pouilley-Français (25466)
- Pouilley-les-Vignes (25467)
- Pouligney-Lusans (25468)
- Puessans (25472)
- Pugey (25473)
- Le Puy (25474)
- Quingey (25475)
- Rancenay (25477)
- Recologne (25482)
- Rennes-sur-Loue (25488)
- Reugney (25489)
- Rigney (25490)
- Rignosot (25491)
- Rillans (25492)
- Roche-lez-Beaupré (25495)
- Rognon (25498)
- Romain (25499)
- Ronchaux (25500)
- Roset-Fluans (25502)
- Rougemont (25505)
- Rougemontot (25506)
- Rouhe (25507)
- Roulans (25508)
- Ruffey-le-Château (25510)
- Rurey (25511)
- Sainte-Anne (25513)
- Saint-Hilaire (25518)
- Saint-Juan (25520)
- Saint-Vit (25527)
- Samson (25528)
- Saône (25532)
- Saraz (25533)
- Saules (25535)
- Sauvagney (25536)
- Scey-Maisières (25537)
- Séchin (25538)
- Serre-les-Sapins (25542)
- Servin (25544)
- Silley-Amancey (25545)
- Silley-Bléfond (25546)
- Tallans (25556)
- Tallenay (25557)
- Tarcenay (25558)
- Thise (25560)
- Thoraise (25561)
- Thurey-le-Mont (25563)
- Torpes (25564)
- La Tour-de-Sçay (25566)
- Tournans (25567)
- Trépot (25569)
- Tressandans (25570)
- Trouvans (25572)
- Uzelle (25574)
- Vaire (25575)
- Le Val (25460)
- Val-de-Roulans (25579)
- Valleroy (25582)
- Vauchamps (25587)
- Vaudrivillers (25590)
- Velesmes-Essarts (25594)
- Venise (25598)
- Vennans (25599)
- Vergranne (25602)
- Verne (25604)
- La Vèze (25611)
- Vieilley (25612)
- Viéthorey (25613)
- Villars-Saint-Georges (25616)
- Villers-Buzon (25622)
- Villers-Grélot (25624)
- Villers-Saint-Martin (25626)
- Villers-sous-Montrond (25628)
- Voillans (25629)
- Voires (25630)
- Vorges-les-Pins (25631)
- Vuillafans (25633)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 25056 | Besançon | 116,690 | Besançon-1, Besançon-2, Besançon-3 Besançon-4, Besançon-5 and Besançon-6 |
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25047 | Baume-les-Dames | 5,255 | Baume-les-Dames | Le Doubs Baumois |
| 25527 | Saint-Vit | 4,803 | Saint-Vit | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25434 | Ornans | 4,329 | Ornans | Loue-Lison |
| 25532 | Saône | 3,321 | Besançon-5 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25560 | Thise | 3,114 | Besançon-4 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25035 | Les Auxons | 2,571 | Besançon-3 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25212 | École-Valentin | 2,410 | Besançon-2 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25381 | Miserey-Salines | 2,323 | Besançon-3 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
| 25036 | Avanne-Aveney | 2,292 | Besançon-1 | Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Besanzón para niños
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