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.
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":
The "arrondissement" of Besançon has 260 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor single decker bus made by Optare in 2 generations since 1978 and it has different lengths.
A narrow version called the "Slimline" was launched in 2004
A short version called the "SE" was launched in 2006
An Electric version called the "EV" was launched in 2009
A second generation version called the "SR" was launched in 2007 and replaced the first generation Solo
A First and Second diesel-electric hybrid Solo was also launched.
Optare MetroRider
The Optare MetroRider is a step-entrance midibus that was built by Optare between 1989 and 2000.
An electric version of the MetroRider was produced in 1993.
A natural gas version was also produced in 1995 and it was powered by a Compressed natural gas engine.
Midibus
A midibus is a minibus which is larger than a minibus but smaller than a single decker bus. The midibus is most common in the United Kingdom. Bus companies have found them more economical.
Arrondissement of Montbéliard
The arrondissement of Montbéliard is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Doubs "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Montbéliard.
When the "arrondissements" of Doubs were created in 1800, Montbéliard was one of them in the Doubs department, as Saint-Hippolyte. In 1816, the subprefecture was moved from Saint-Hippolyte to Montbéliard.
The "arrondissement" of Montbéliard is in the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the Doubs department; it is the smallest with an area of . It has a population of 176,670 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Montbéliard is bordered to the north by the Haute-Saône department, to the northeast by the Territoire de Belfort department, to the east by Switzerland, to the south by the "arrondissement" Pontarlier and to the west by the "arrondissement" Besançon.
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 Montbéliard, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Bavans and Valdahon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Montbéliard has 169 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Pontarlier
The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Doubs "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Pontarlier.
When the "arrondissements" of Doubs were created in 1800, Pontarlier was one of them in the Doubs department.
The "arrondissement" of Pontarlier is in the most southern of the "arrondissements" of the Doubs department; it is the largest with an area of . It has a population of 109,841 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" of the department with fewest inhabitants, and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Pontarlier is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" Montbéliard, to the east and south by Switzerland, to the southeast by the Jura department and to the west by the "arrondissement" Besançon.
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 Pontarlier, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Ornans and Valdahon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Pontarlier has 149 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Alexander Dennis Enviro200
The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (previously known as TransBus Enviro200) is a single decker low-floor midibus. It was built by Alexander Dennis in three generations starting in 2003. The bus was first built by TransBus International until the company was sold to Alexander Dennis.
The first generation TransBus Enviro200 was launched in 2003.
The second generation Enviro200 was launched in August 2006.
The third generation Enviro200, known as the Enviro200 MMC (short for Major Model Change), was launched in May 2015.
Norro Wilson
Norris Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including songs for David Houston, Jean Shepard, Charlie Rich, Charley Pride, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette, among many others. He also produced or co-produced songs for dozens of artists, including Joe Stampley, Margo Smith, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, and Shania Twain.
Earlier in his career, Wilson also charted ten singles on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Songs chart. The biggest of his three Top 40 hits was "Do It to Someone You Love," which reached No. 20 in 1970.
He died on June 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee from heart failure, aged 79.
Betty Metcalf
Elizabeth Metcalf (August 28, 1921 – June 23, 2017) was an American optometrist and former politician in the state of Florida. Metcalf was born in New Jersey and moved to Florida 1962. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 to 1988 for district 114. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Metcalf died on 23 June 2017 from vascular dementia in Miami, Florida, aged 95.
Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi
Sheikh Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi (Arabic سليمان بن عبد العزيز الراجحي, born 1924) is a Saudi Arabian business figure and billionaire. As of 2011, his wealth was estimated by Forbes to be $7.7 billion, making him the 120th richest person in the world.
He received the 2012 King Faisal International Prize for dedicating half his fortune to charity, starting an Islamic bank, supporting charity work and implementing effective national projects.
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a double-decker low-floor bus built by Alexander Dennis. There have been three generations since 2005.
The Enviro400 was built in 2005, The chassis could be built on the East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne, Optare Olympus and Scania N-series (N230UD and N280UD) bodies.
One Enviro400 was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis before Volvo B7TL was replaced by the Volvo B9TL, on which more examples of the Enviro400 were bodied.
The second generation Enviro400 was launched in 2008. It had white LED daytime running lights underneath the headlights at the front, new front bumpers and the emergency exit door was in a different place.
The third generation Enviro400 (known as the Enviro400 MMC) was launched in May 2014.
It had new front and rear lights, new front and rear bumpers, new windscreen and a new interior.
A diesel-electric hybrid version, called the Enviro400H, was launched in October 2015.