Arrondissement_of_Besançon
Arrondissement of Besançon
Arrondissement in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 254 communes.[2] Its population is 249,211 (2016), and its area is 1,926.4 km2 (743.8 sq mi).[3]
Besançon | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
No. of communes | 254 |
Prefecture | Besançon |
Area | 1,926.4 km2 (743.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 253,510 |
• Density | 132/km2 (340/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 251 |
The communes of the arrondissement of Besançon, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]
- Abbans-Dessous (25001)
- Abbans-Dessus (25002)
- Abbenans (25003)
- Adam-lès-Passavant (25006)
- Aïssey (25009)
- Amagney (25014)
- Amancey (25015)
- Amathay-Vésigneux (25016)
- Amondans (25017)
- Arc-et-Senans (25021)
- Audeux (25030)
- Autechaux (25032)
- Les Auxons (25035)
- Avanne-Aveney (25036)
- Avilley (25038)
- Bartherans (25044)
- Battenans-les-Mines (25045)
- Baume-les-Dames (25047)
- Berthelange (25055)
- Besançon (25056)
- Beure (25058)
- Blarians (25065)
- Bolandoz (25070)
- Bonnal (25072)
- Bonnay (25073)
- Bouclans (25078)
- Boussières (25084)
- Braillans (25086)
- Breconchaux (25088)
- Brères (25090)
- La Bretenière (25092)
- Bretigney-Notre-Dame (25094)
- Buffard (25098)
- Burgille (25101)
- Busy (25103)
- By (25104)
- Byans-sur-Doubs (25105)
- Cademène (25106)
- Cendrey (25107)
- Cessey (25109)
- Chalèze (25111)
- Chalezeule (25112)
- Champagney (25115)
- Champlive (25116)
- Champoux (25117)
- Champvans-les-Moulins (25119)
- Chantrans (25120)
- Charnay (25126)
- Chassagne-Saint-Denis (25129)
- Châteauvieux-les-Fossés (25130)
- Châtillon-Guyotte (25132)
- Châtillon-le-Duc (25133)
- Chaucenne (25136)
- Chay (25143)
- Chemaudin et Vaux (25147)
- Chenecey-Buillon (25149)
- Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon (25150)
- La Chevillotte (25152)
- Chevroz (25153)
- Chouzelot (25154)
- Cléron (25155)
- Corcelle-Mieslot (25163)
- Corcelles-Ferrières (25162)
- Corcondray (25164)
- Côtebrune (25166)
- Courcelles (25171)
- Courchapon (25172)
- Crouzet-Migette (25180)
- Cubrial (25181)
- Cubry (25182)
- Cusance (25183)
- Cuse-et-Adrisans (25184)
- Cussey-sur-Lison (25185)
- Cussey-sur-l'Ognon (25186)
- Dammartin-les-Templiers (25189)
- Dannemarie-sur-Crète (25195)
- Deluz (25197)
- Déservillers (25199)
- Devecey (25200)
- Durnes (25208)
- Échay (25209)
- Échevannes (25211)
- École-Valentin (25212)
- L'Écouvotte (25215)
- Émagny (25217)
- Épeugney (25220)
- Esnans (25221)
- Éternoz (25223)
- Étrabonne (25225)
- Ferrières-les-Bois (25235)
- Fertans (25236)
- Flagey (25241)
- Flagey-Rigney (25242)
- Fontain (25245)
- Fontenelle-Montby (25247)
- Fontenotte (25249)
- Fourbanne (25251)
- Fourg (25253)
- Franey (25257)
- Franois (25258)
- Geneuille (25265)
- Gennes (25267)
- Germondans (25269)
- Gevresin (25270)
- Glamondans (25273)
- Gondenans-les-Moulins (25277)
- Gondenans-Montby (25276)
- Gonsans (25278)
- Gouhelans (25279)
- Goux-sous-Landet (25283)
- Grandfontaine (25287)
- Le Gratteris (25297)
- Grosbois (25298)
- Guillon-les-Bains (25299)
- Guyans-Durnes (25300)
- L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois (25305)
- Huanne-Montmartin (25310)
- Hyèvre-Magny (25312)
- Hyèvre-Paroisse (25313)
- Jallerange (25317)
- Laissey (25323)
- Lanans (25324)
- Lantenne-Vertière (25326)
- Larnod (25328)
- Lavans-Quingey (25330)
- Lavans-Vuillafans (25331)
- Lavernay (25332)
- Liesle (25336)
- Lizine (25338)
- Lods (25339)
- Lombard (25340)
- Lomont-sur-Crête (25341)
- Longeville (25346)
- Luxiol (25354)
- Malans (25359)
- Malbrans (25360)
- Mamirolle (25364)
- Marchaux-Chaudefontaine (25368)
- Mazerolles-le-Salin (25371)
- Mercey-le-Grand (25374)
- Mérey-Vieilley (25376)
- Mésandans (25377)
- Mesmay (25379)
- Miserey-Salines (25381)
- Moncey (25382)
- Moncley (25383)
- Mondon (25384)
- Montagney-Servigney (25385)
- Montfaucon (25395)
- Montferrand-le-Château (25397)
- Montgesoye (25400)
- Montivernage (25401)
- Montmahoux (25404)
- Montrond-le-Château (25406)
- Les Monts-Ronds (25375)
- Montussaint (25408)
- Morre (25410)
- Le Moutherot (25414)
- Mouthier-Haute-Pierre (25415)
- Myon (25416)
- Naisey-les-Granges (25417)
- Nancray (25418)
- Nans (25419)
- Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne (25420)
- Noironte (25427)
- Novillars (25429)
- Ollans (25430)
- Ornans (25434)
- Osse (25437)
- Osselle-Routelle (25438)
- Ougney-Douvot (25439)
- Palantine (25443)
- Palise (25444)
- Paroy (25445)
- Passavant (25446)
- Pelousey (25448)
- Pessans (25450)
- Pirey (25454)
- Placey (25455)
- Pont-les-Moulins (25465)
- Pouilley-Français (25466)
- Pouilley-les-Vignes (25467)
- Pouligney-Lusans (25468)
- Puessans (25472)
- Pugey (25473)
- Le Puy (25474)
- Quingey (25475)
- Rancenay (25477)
- Recologne (25482)
- Rennes-sur-Loue (25488)
- Reugney (25489)
- Rigney (25490)
- Rignosot (25491)
- Rillans (25492)
- Roche-lez-Beaupré (25495)
- Rognon (25498)
- Romain (25499)
- Ronchaux (25500)
- Roset-Fluans (25502)
- Rougemont (25505)
- Rougemontot (25506)
- Rouhe (25507)
- Roulans (25508)
- Ruffey-le-Château (25510)
- Rurey (25511)
- Sainte-Anne (25513)
- Saint-Hilaire (25518)
- Saint-Juan (25520)
- Saint-Vit (25527)
- Samson (25528)
- Saône (25532)
- Saraz, Doubs (25533)
- Saules (25535)
- Sauvagney (25536)
- Scey-Maisières (25537)
- Séchin (25538)
- Serre-les-Sapins (25542)
- Servin (25544)
- Silley-Amancey (25545)
- Silley-Bléfond (25546)
- Tallans (25556)
- Tallenay (25557)
- Tarcenay-Foucherans (25558)
- Thise (25560)
- Thoraise (25561)
- Thurey-le-Mont (25563)
- Torpes (25564)
- La Tour-de-Sçay (25566)
- Tournans (25567)
- Trépot (25569)
- Tressandans (25570)
- Trouvans (25572)
- Uzelle (25574)
- Vaire (25575)
- Le Val (25460)
- Val-de-Roulans (25579)
- Valleroy (25582)
- Vaudrivillers (25590)
- Velesmes-Essarts (25594)
- Venise (25598)
- Vennans (25599)
- Vergranne (25602)
- Verne (25604)
- La Vèze (25611)
- Vieilley (25612)
- Viéthorey (25613)
- Villars-Saint-Georges (25616)
- Villers-Buzon (25622)
- Villers-Grélot (25624)
- Villers-Saint-Martin (25626)
- Voillans (25629)
- Voires (25630)
- Vorges-les-Pins (25631)
- Vuillafans (25633)
The arrondissement of Besançon was created in 1800.[4] In 2009 the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Besançon were added to the arrondissement of Pontarlier.[4][5]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Besançon were, as of January 2015:[6]
- Amancey
- Audeux
- Baume-les-Dames
- Besançon-Est
- Besançon-Nord-Est
- Besançon-Nord-Ouest
- Besançon-Ouest
- Besançon-Planoise
- Besançon-Sud
- Boussières
- Marchaux
- Ornans
- Quingey
- Rougemont
- Roulans
- "Arrondissement de Besançon (251)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- INSEE, Modifications territoriales Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine