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Municipality

Arrondissement of Besançon

Located in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coordinates: 47°13′53″ N 6°05′11″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Besançon Arrondissement of Besançon
Location in France
Population
254,489
254.5K
Elevation
457 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
252
listed under Arrondissement of Besançon
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport54 km
GVA Geneva International Airport110 km

About Arrondissement of Besançon

Arrondissement of Besançon is a municipality. Location: Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Population: 254,489. Elevation: 457 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Bois d'Aglans and Le Grand Bois.

Climate of Arrondissement of Besançon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (108 mm)
Driest month
March (80 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Arrondissement of Besançon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)928980931081048781103106108105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Arrondissement of Besançon

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (110 km). The nearest large city is Besançon, 6 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 54 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 110 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 113 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 6 kmwest
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 82 kmwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmeast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 110 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement of Besançon

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 539 natural sites, 211 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Mont des Buis Mountain 4 kmSW
  • Forêt de Vaite Natural site 12 kmNE
  • Bois d'Ully Natural site 19 kmS
  • Bois sur Roche Natural site 17 kmSE

25–60 km182 places

  • Lac des Taillères Lake 47 kmSE
  • Lac de Moron Lake 52 kmE
  • Lac des Brenets Lake 50 kmE
  • Barrage de Biaufond Lake 58 kmE

60–100 km692 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 82 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 97 kmSE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 99 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 69 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Besançon and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Besançon Montpellier Bordeaux Lille
Population 254.5K 248.3K 265.3K 238.7K
Elevation 457 m 55 m 20 m 20 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 29° 26° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 3° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,156 mm 645 mm 921 mm 716 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Oct May–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 438 km 580 km 439 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Besançon

252 places
  1. 181 Montagney-Servigney 129
  2. 182 Thurey-le-Mont 129
  3. 183 Verne 129
  4. 184 Échay 128
  5. 185 Châtillon-Guyotte 127
  6. 186 Paroy 124
  7. 187 Crouzet-Migette 118
  8. 188 Gevresin 118
  9. 189 Séchin 118
  10. 190 Rignosot 117
  11. 191 Chassagne-Saint-Denis 116
  12. 192 Gouhelans 114
  13. 193 Bretigney-Notre-Dame 111
  14. 194 Le Puy 111
  15. 195 Flagey-Rigney 110
  16. 196 Vergranne 109
  17. 197 Corcelle-Mieslot 108
  18. 198 Courcelles 108
  19. 199 Guillon-les-Bains 104
  20. 200 Trouvans 104
  21. 201 Nans 102
  22. 202 Rennes-sur-Loue 99
  23. 203 Voires 97
  24. 204 Breconchaux 96
  25. 205 Mondon 95
  26. 206 Montmahoux 94
  27. 207 Rougemontot 94
  28. 208 Fontenelle-Montby 93
  29. 209 L'Écouvotte 93
  30. 210 Rillans 93
  31. 211 Viéthorey 93
  32. 212 Samson 92
  33. 213 Adam-lès-Passavant 91
  34. 214 Champoux 91
  35. 215 Vaudrivillers 90
  36. 216 Amondans 89
  37. 217 Échevannes 89
  38. 218 Ronchaux 88
  39. 219 Cubry 87
  40. 220 Lizine 87
  41. 221 Pessans 87
  42. 222 Huanne-Montmartin 82
  43. 223 Rouhe 82
  44. 224 Côtebrune 77
  45. 225 Goux-sous-Landet 77
  46. 226 Cademène 75
  47. 227 Gondenans-les-Moulins 75
  48. 228 Hyèvre-Magny 73
  49. 229 Mesmay 72
  50. 230 By 71
  51. 231 La Bretenière 71
  52. 232 Cusance 69
  53. 233 Palantine 67
  54. 234 Cussey-sur-Lison 66
  55. 235 Esnans 66
  56. 236 Fontenotte 62
  57. 237 Brères 60
  58. 238 Blarians 59
  59. 239 Germondans 59
  60. 240 Montussaint 59

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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