Arrondissement of Besançon
| Besançon | |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement of France | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Communes | 260 |
| Prefecture | Besançon |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 1,943 km2 (750 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 247,641 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. In 2009 the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Besançon were added to the arrondissement of Pontarlier. It has 260 communes.
The cantons of the arrondissement of Besançon are:
The communes of the arrondissement of Besançon, and their INSEE codes, are:
Coordinates: 47°15′00″N 6°02′00″E / 47.2500°N 6.0333°E
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