Besancon, France
Facts and figures on Besancon at a glance
Name: Besancon (Besançon)Status: Large place
Population: 128,426 people
Municipality name: Besancon
Region name (Level 3): Arrondissement de Besancon
Region name (Level 2): Doubs
Region name (Level 1): Bourgogne-Franche-Comte
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Besancon is located in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte's capital Dijon (Dijon) is approximately 76 km / 47 mi away from Besancon (as the crow flies). The distance from Besancon to France's capital Paris (Paris) is approximately 327 km / 203 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Besancon Besançon | Large place | 128,426 people | Bourgogne-Franche-Comte Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Map of Besancon
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| Place name | Municipality name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Besancon Besançon | Besancon Besançon | Arrondissement de Besancon Arrondissement de Besançon | Doubs Doubs | Bourgogne-Franche-Comte Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | France | Europe |
Time in Besancon
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 2:03pm (14:03h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 1:03pm (13:03h) | GMT UTC +2.0 | Europe/Paris |
Geographic coordinates of Besancon
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 47°14'55.6"N (47.2487800°) | 6°01'05.3"E (6.0181500°) |
Distances from Besancon
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 5,241 km north of the equator | 455 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Besancon |
Places around Besancon
23 places found within 5 km around Besancon. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| La Viotte La Viotte | - | 0.5 km 0.3 mi | show |
| Battant Battant | - | 0.7 km 0.4 mi | show |
| Saint-Claude Saint-Claude | - | 1.0 km 0.6 mi | show |
| Les Chaprais Les Chaprais | - | 1.1 km 0.7 mi | show |
| Les Cras Les Cras | - | 1.4 km 0.9 mi | show |
| Montrapon Montrapon | - | 1.5 km 0.9 mi | show |
| Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Besancon Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Besançon | - | 1.9 km 1.2 mi | show |
| La Bouloie La Bouloie | - | 2.0 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Les Orchamps Les Orchamps | - | 2.2 km 1.4 mi | show |
| Bregille Brégille | - | 2.5 km 1.6 mi | show |
| Palente Palente | - | 2.5 km 1.6 mi | show |
| La Grette La Grette | - | 2.5 km 1.6 mi | show |
| Les Clairs Soleils Les Clairs Soleils | - | 3.0 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Les Torcols Les Torcols | - | 3.0 km 1.9 mi | show |
| Saint-Ferjeux Saint-Ferjeux | - | 3.0 km 1.9 mi | show |
| Velotte Velotte | - | 3.3 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Valentin Valentin | - | 3.3 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Ecole-Valentin École-Valentin | 2,295 | 3.3 km 2.1 mi | show |
| La Malate La Malate | - | 3.8 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Pirey Pirey | 1,504 | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Chalezeule Chalezeule | 985 | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
| Beure Beure | 1,430 | 4.8 km 3.0 mi | show |
| Planoise Planoise | - | 5.0 km 3.1 mi | show |
Airports around Besancon
1 airport found within 15 km around Besancon. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km| Airport | Code | Distance | Route |
| Airport Besancon - La Veze Aerodrome Besançon – La Vèze Aerodrome | LFQM, QBQ | 6.8 km 4.2 mi | show |