Orchamps (Besançon)

Orchamps is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the city of

Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...

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. Like nearby

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. History Like Planoise, Clairs-Soleils was built in response Besançon's rapid population growth. Since ...

and

Planoise Planoise () is an urban area in the western part of Besançon, France, built in the 1960s between the hill of Planoise and the district of Hauts-de-Chazal. It is the most populous district of Besançon, with 21,000 inhabitants (17% of the tota ...

, to the west of the city, Orchamps was built in the late 1960s. It is situated close to

Bregille Bregille () is a district of the French city of Besançon, located on the right bank of the Doubs, south-east of the historic center. It has developed on the eponymous hill Bregille which culminates at 458 meters, almost 200 meters above the river l ...

. For education, the neighbourhood is served by the Édouard Herriot public

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and the Édouard Herriot public

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. For transport, it is served by

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routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 22, 32, 35, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75. Areas of Besançon {{Doubs-geo-stub