The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and préfecture of the department, is the city of Besançon.

History
When the arrondissements of Doubs were created in 1800, Besançon was one of them in the Doubs department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Besançon is in the western part of the Doubs department and it has an area of , and a population of 248,199 inhabitants; its population density is of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Besançon is bordered to the west and north by the Haute-Saône department, to the northeast by the arrondissement Montbéliard, to the east by the arrondissement Pontarlier and to the south by the Jura department.

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Besançon, there are only three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Bavans, Ornans and Valdahon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Communes
The arrondissement of Besançon has 260 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 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)
 Arguel (25027)
 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)
 Châtillon-sur-Lison (25134)
 Chaucenne (25136)
 Chaudefontaine (25137)
 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)
 Foucherans (25250)
 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 (25368)
 Mazerolles-le-Salin (25371)
 Mercey-le-Grand (25374)
 Mérey-sous-Montrond (25375)
 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)
 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 (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 (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)
 Vauchamps (25587)
 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)
 Villers-sous-Montrond (25628)
 Voillans (25629)
 Voires (25630)
 Vorges-les-Pins (25631)
 Vuillafans (25633)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Doubs department
 Communes of the Doubs department

References

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