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*:

### 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