Besançon (French an Arpitan: [bəzɑ̃sɔ̃]; airchaic German: Bisanz, Laitin: Vesantio) is the caipital an principal ceety o the Franche-Comté region in eastren Fraunce.
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Besançon |
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 The auld ceety o Besançon
in the oxbow o the Doubs River. |
 Banner  Coat airms |
| Motto(s): Plût A Dieu ("If God wills") or Utinam |
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region |
| Coordinates: 47°14′35″N 6°01′19″E |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
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| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
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| Depairtment | Doubs |
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| Intercommunality | Grand Besançon |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Louis Fousseret (PS) |
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| Area 1 | 65.05 km2 (25.12 sq mi) |
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| • Urban (1999) | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
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| • Metro (1999) | 1652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
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| Population (2008)2 | 117,599 |
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| • Rank | 29t in Fraunce |
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| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
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| • Urban (1999) | 134,376 |
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| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
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| • Metro (1999) | 222,381 |
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| • Metro density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Website | http://www.besancon.fr/ |
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| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries.
2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. |
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