Grand Besançon Métropole is the
urban community (''communauté urbaine''), an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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of
Besançon
Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, 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 Switzerland.
Capi ...
. It is located in the
Doubs department, in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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region
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, northeastern
France
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.
It was created in January 2021 ''
Communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...
Grand Besançon'', which was transformed into an urban community on 1 July 2019.
Arrêté préfectoral
19 June 2019, p. 151 Its area is 528.6 km2.
Its population was 198,387 in 2022, of which 120,057 (60%) in Besançon proper.[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. 5 April 2022. Its budget is € 371.9 million (2024).
Composition
The urban community consists of the following 67 communes:[CU Grand Besançon Métropole (N° SIREN : 242500361)]
BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.Besançon
Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, 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 Switzerland.
Capi ...
# Beure
# Bonnay
# Boussières
# Braillans
# Busy
# Byans-sur-Doubs
# Chalèze
# Chalezeule
# Champagney
# Champoux
# Champvans-les-Moulins
# Châtillon-le-Duc
# Chaucenne
# Chemaudin et Vaux
# La Chevillotte
# Chevroz
# Cussey-sur-l'Ognon
# Dannemarie-sur-Crète
# Deluz
# Devecey
#École-Valentin
École-Valentin is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Population
Geography
The town, located north of Besançon, is crossed by the National Road 57. It is part of the Besançon urba ...
# Fontain
# Franois
# Geneuille
# Gennes
# Grandfontaine
# Larnod
# Mamirolle
# Marchaux-Chaudefontaine
# Mazerolles-le-Salin
# Mérey-Vieilley
# Miserey-Salines
# Montfaucon
# Montferrand-le-Château
# Morre
# Nancray
# Noironte
# Novillars
# Osselle-Routelle
# Palise
# Pelousey
# Pirey
# Pouilley-Français
# Pouilley-les-Vignes
# Pugey
# Rancenay
# Roche-lez-Beaupré
# Roset-Fluans
# Saint-Vit
# Saône
# Serre-les-Sapins
# Tallenay
# Thise
# Thoraise
# Torpes
# Vaire
# Velesmes-Essarts
# Venise
# La Vèze
# Vieilley
# Villars-Saint-Georges
# Vorges-les-Pins
References
Besancon
Besancon
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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