Arrondissement of Besançon

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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Besançon INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Besançon  Montbéliard  Pontarlier2502 Baume-les-Dames97972503 Bavans369722504 Besançon-16 + part of Besançon6 + part of Besançon2505 Besançon-211 + part of Besançon11 + part of Besançon2506 Besançon-34+ part of Besançon4 + part of Besançon2507 Besançon-47 + part of Besançon7 + part of Besançon2508 Besançon-515 + part of Besançon15+ part of Besançon2509 Besançon-611 + part of Besançon11 + part of Besançon2515 Ornans4121 + part of Étalans and Levier62 + part of Étalans and Levier2517 Saint-Vit62622518 Valdahon21045+ part of Étalans57 + part of Étalans

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 25056  Besançon  116,690  Besançon-1, Besançon-2, Besançon-3 Besançon-4, Besançon-5 and Besançon-6  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25047  Baume-les-Dames  5,255  Baume-les-Dames  Le Doubs Baumois 25527  Saint-Vit  4,803  Saint-Vit  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25434  Ornans  4,329  Ornans  Loue-Lison 25532  Saône  3,321  Besançon-5  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25560  Thise  3,114  Besançon-4  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25035  Les Auxons  2,571  Besançon-3  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25212  École-Valentin  2,410  Besançon-2  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25381  Miserey-Salines  2,323  Besançon-3  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon 25036  Avanne-Aveney  2,292  Besançon-1  Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Besançon

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

References

Besancon