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Arrondissement of Besançon

one of 3 arrondissements in the department Doubs, Region Franche-Comté, France

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.

Besançon
Arrondissement
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
No. of communes256
PrefectureBesançon
Area
1,926.4 km2 (743.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
251,717
INSEE code251

History

When the arrondissements of Doubs were created in 1800, Besançon was one of them in the Doubs department.[2]

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),[3] and a population of 248,199 inhabitants; its population density is of 127.8 inhabitants/km².[4]

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,[5] 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:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Besançon
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
BesançonMontbéliardPontarlier
2502Baume-les-Dames9797
2503Bavans36972
2504Besançon-16 + part of Besançon6 + part of Besançon
2505Besançon-211 + part of Besançon11 + part of Besançon
2506Besançon-34+ part of Besançon4 + part of Besançon
2507Besançon-47 + part of Besançon7 + part of Besançon
2508Besançon-515 + part of Besançon15+ part of Besançon
2509Besançon-611 + part of Besançon11 + part of Besançon
2515Ornans4121 + part of Étalans and Levier62 + part of Étalans and Levier
2517Saint-Vit6262
2518Valdahon21045+ part of Étalans57 + part of Étalans

Communes

The arrondissement of Besançon has 260 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Abbans-Dessous (25001)
  2. Abbans-Dessus (25002)
  3. Abbenans (25003)
  4. Adam-lès-Passavant (25006)
  5. Aïssey (25009)
  6. Amagney (25014)
  7. Amancey (25015)
  8. Amathay-Vésigneux (25016)
  9. Amondans (25017)
  10. Arc-et-Senans (25021)
  11. Arguel (25027)
  12. Audeux (25030)
  13. Autechaux (25032)
  14. Les Auxons (25035)
  15. Avanne-Aveney (25036)
  16. Avilley (25038)
  17. Bartherans (25044)
  18. Battenans-les-Mines (25045)
  19. Baume-les-Dames (25047)
  20. Berthelange (25055)
  21. Besançon (25056)
  22. Beure (25058)
  23. Blarians (25065)
  24. Bolandoz (25070)
  25. Bonnal (25072)
  26. Bonnay (25073)
  27. Bouclans (25078)
  28. Boussières (25084)
  29. Braillans (25086)
  30. Breconchaux (25088)
  31. Brères (25090)
  32. La Bretenière (25092)
  33. Bretigney-Notre-Dame (25094)
  34. Buffard (25098)
  35. Burgille (25101)
  36. Busy (25103)
  37. By (25104)
  38. Byans-sur-Doubs (25105)
  39. Cademène (25106)
  40. Cendrey (25107)
  41. Cessey (25109)
  42. Chalèze (25111)
  43. Chalezeule (25112)
  44. Champagney (25115)
  45. Champlive (25116)
  46. Champoux (25117)
  47. Champvans-les-Moulins (25119)
  48. Chantrans (25120)
  49. Charnay (25126)
  50. Chassagne-Saint-Denis (25129)
  51. Châteauvieux-les-Fossés (25130)
  52. Châtillon-Guyotte (25132)
  53. Châtillon-le-Duc (25133)
  54. Châtillon-sur-Lison (25134)
  55. Chaucenne (25136)
  56. Chaudefontaine (25137)
  57. Chay (25143)
  58. Chemaudin et Vaux (25147)
  59. Chenecey-Buillon (25149)
  60. Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon (25150)
  61. La Chevillotte (25152)
  62. Chevroz (25153)
  63. Chouzelot (25154)
  64. Cléron (25155)
  65. Corcelle-Mieslot (25163)
  66. Corcelles-Ferrières (25162)
  67. Corcondray (25164)
  68. Côtebrune (25166)
  69. Courcelles (25171)
  70. Courchapon (25172)
  71. Crouzet-Migette (25180)
  72. Cubrial (25181)
  73. Cubry (25182)
  74. Cusance (25183)
  75. Cuse-et-Adrisans (25184)
  76. Cussey-sur-Lison (25185)
  77. Cussey-sur-l'Ognon (25186)
  78. Dammartin-les-Templiers (25189)
  79. Dannemarie-sur-Crète (25195)
  80. Deluz (25197)
  81. Déservillers (25199)
  82. Devecey (25200)
  83. Durnes (25208)
  84. Échay (25209)
  85. Échevannes (25211)
  86. École-Valentin (25212)
  87. L'Écouvotte (25215)
  88. Émagny (25217)
  89. Épeugney (25220)
  90. Esnans (25221)
  91. Éternoz (25223)
  92. Étrabonne (25225)
  93. Ferrières-les-Bois (25235)
  94. Fertans (25236)
  95. Flagey (25241)
  96. Flagey-Rigney (25242)
  97. Fontain (25245)
  98. Fontenelle-Montby (25247)
  99. Fontenotte (25249)
  100. Foucherans (25250)
  101. Fourbanne (25251)
  102. Fourg (25253)
  103. Franey (25257)
  104. Franois (25258)
  105. Geneuille (25265)
  106. Gennes (25267)
  107. Germondans (25269)
  108. Gevresin (25270)
  109. Glamondans (25273)
  110. Gondenans-les-Moulins (25277)
  111. Gondenans-Montby (25276)
  112. Gonsans (25278)
  113. Gouhelans (25279)
  114. Goux-sous-Landet (25283)
  115. Grandfontaine (25287)
  116. Le Gratteris (25297)
  117. Grosbois (25298)
  118. Guillon-les-Bains (25299)
  119. Guyans-Durnes (25300)
  120. L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois (25305)
  121. Huanne-Montmartin (25310)
  122. Hyèvre-Magny (25312)
  123. Hyèvre-Paroisse (25313)
  124. Jallerange (25317)
  125. Laissey (25323)
  126. Lanans (25324)
  127. Lantenne-Vertière (25326)
  128. Larnod (25328)
  129. Lavans-Quingey (25330)
  130. Lavans-Vuillafans (25331)
  131. Lavernay (25332)
  132. Liesle (25336)
  133. Lizine (25338)
  134. Lods (25339)
  135. Lombard (25340)
  136. Lomont-sur-Crête (25341)
  137. Longeville (25346)
  138. Luxiol (25354)
  139. Malans (25359)
  140. Malbrans (25360)
  141. Mamirolle (25364)
  142. Marchaux (25368)
  143. Mazerolles-le-Salin (25371)
  144. Mercey-le-Grand (25374)
  145. Mérey-sous-Montrond (25375)
  146. Mérey-Vieilley (25376)
  147. Mésandans (25377)
  148. Mesmay (25379)
  149. Miserey-Salines (25381)
  150. Moncey (25382)
  151. Moncley (25383)
  152. Mondon (25384)
  153. Montagney-Servigney (25385)
  154. Montfaucon (25395)
  155. Montferrand-le-Château (25397)
  156. Montgesoye (25400)
  157. Montivernage (25401)
  158. Montmahoux (25404)
  159. Montrond-le-Château (25406)
  160. Montussaint (25408)
  161. Morre (25410)
  162. Le Moutherot (25414)
  163. Mouthier-Haute-Pierre (25415)
  164. Myon (25416)
  165. Naisey-les-Granges (25417)
  166. Nancray (25418)
  167. Nans (25419)
  168. Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne (25420)
  169. Noironte (25427)
  170. Novillars (25429)
  171. Ollans (25430)
  172. Ornans (25434)
  173. Osse (25437)
  174. Osselle-Routelle (25438)
  175. Ougney-Douvot (25439)
  176. Palantine (25443)
  177. Palise (25444)
  178. Paroy (25445)
  179. Passavant (25446)
  180. Pelousey (25448)
  181. Pessans (25450)
  182. Pirey (25454)
  183. Placey (25455)
  184. Pont-les-Moulins (25465)
  185. Pouilley-Français (25466)
  186. Pouilley-les-Vignes (25467)
  187. Pouligney-Lusans (25468)
  188. Puessans (25472)
  189. Pugey (25473)
  190. Le Puy (25474)
  191. Quingey (25475)
  192. Rancenay (25477)
  193. Recologne (25482)
  194. Rennes-sur-Loue (25488)
  195. Reugney (25489)
  196. Rigney (25490)
  197. Rignosot (25491)
  198. Rillans (25492)
  199. Roche-lez-Beaupré (25495)
  200. Rognon (25498)
  201. Romain (25499)
  202. Ronchaux (25500)
  203. Roset-Fluans (25502)
  204. Rougemont (25505)
  205. Rougemontot (25506)
  206. Rouhe (25507)
  207. Roulans (25508)
  208. Ruffey-le-Château (25510)
  209. Rurey (25511)
  210. Sainte-Anne (25513)
  211. Saint-Hilaire (25518)
  212. Saint-Juan (25520)
  213. Saint-Vit (25527)
  214. Samson (25528)
  215. Saône (25532)
  216. Saraz (25533)
  217. Saules (25535)
  218. Sauvagney (25536)
  219. Scey-Maisières (25537)
  220. Séchin (25538)
  221. Serre-les-Sapins (25542)
  222. Servin (25544)
  223. Silley-Amancey (25545)
  224. Silley-Bléfond (25546)
  225. Tallans (25556)
  226. Tallenay (25557)
  227. Tarcenay (25558)
  228. Thise (25560)
  229. Thoraise (25561)
  230. Thurey-le-Mont (25563)
  231. Torpes (25564)
  232. La Tour-de-Sçay (25566)
  233. Tournans (25567)
  234. Trépot (25569)
  235. Tressandans (25570)
  236. Trouvans (25572)
  237. Uzelle (25574)
  238. Vaire (25575)
  239. Le Val (25460)
  240. Val-de-Roulans (25579)
  241. Valleroy (25582)
  242. Vauchamps (25587)
  243. Vaudrivillers (25590)
  244. Velesmes-Essarts (25594)
  245. Venise (25598)
  246. Vennans (25599)
  247. Vergranne (25602)
  248. Verne (25604)
  249. La Vèze (25611)
  250. Vieilley (25612)
  251. Viéthorey (25613)
  252. Villars-Saint-Georges (25616)
  253. Villers-Buzon (25622)
  254. Villers-Grélot (25624)
  255. Villers-Saint-Martin (25626)
  256. Villers-sous-Montrond (25628)
  257. Voillans (25629)
  258. Voires (25630)
  259. Vorges-les-Pins (25631)
  260. Vuillafans (25633)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
25056Besançon116,690Besançon-1, Besançon-2, Besançon-3
Besançon-4, Besançon-5 and Besançon-6		Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25047Baume-les-Dames5,255Baume-les-DamesLe Doubs Baumois
25527Saint-Vit4,803Saint-VitCommunauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25434Ornans4,329OrnansLoue-Lison
25532Saône3,321Besançon-5Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25560Thise3,114Besançon-4Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25035Les Auxons2,571Besançon-3Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25212École-Valentin2,410Besançon-2Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25381Miserey-Salines2,323Besançon-3Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon
25036Avanne-Aveney2,292Besançon-1Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon

References

47°15′00″N 6°02′00″E / 47.2500°N 6.0333°E / 47.2500; 6.0333

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