Besançon

27 · France

Besançon is a mid-sized city of France, with a population of around 128k. This page covers the essentials — climate, currency, transit links — so you can plan a stop here without digging through a guidebook.

Population

128k

Timezone

Europe/Paris

Currency

EUR

Coordinates

47.249, 6.018

🗺 Map 📖 Wikipedia

Nearest airports

DLE — Dole Tavaux Airport (50 km) DIJ — Dijon Longvic airport (70 km) GVA — Geneva International Airport (113 km)

Other cities in France

Paris Marseille Lyon Toulouse Nice Nantes Marne La Vallée Strasbourg Bordeaux Montpellier

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