Arrondissement of Besançon

The arrondissement of Besancon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Doubs departement in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Besancon.
History
When the arrondissements of Doubs were created in 1800, Besancon was one of them in the Doubs department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Besancon 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 Besancon is bordered to the west and north by the Haute-Saone department, to the northeast by the arrondissement Montbeliard, 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 Besancon, 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 Besancon has 260 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Abbans-Dessous (25001)
Abbans-Dessus (25002)
Abbenans (25003)
Adam-les-Passavant (25006)
Aissey (25009)
Amagney (25014)
Amancey (25015)
Amathay-Vesigneux (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)
Besancon (25056)
Beure (25058)
Blarians (25065)
Bolandoz (25070)
Bonnal (25072)
Bonnay (25073)
Bouclans (25078)
Boussieres (25084)
Braillans (25086)
Breconchaux (25088)
Breres (25090)
La Breteniere (25092)
Bretigney-Notre-Dame (25094)
Buffard (25098)
Burgille (25101)
Busy (25103)
By (25104)
Byans-sur-Doubs (25105)
Cademene (25106)
Cendrey (25107)
Cessey (25109)
Chaleze (25111)
Chalezeule (25112)
Champagney (25115)
Champlive (25116)
Champoux (25117)
Champvans-les-Moulins (25119)
Chantrans (25120)
Charnay (25126)
Chassagne-Saint-Denis (25129)
Chateauvieux-les-Fosses (25130)
Chatillon-Guyotte (25132)
Chatillon-le-Duc (25133)
Chatillon-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)
Cleron (25155)
Corcelle-Mieslot (25163)
Corcelles-Ferrieres (25162)
Corcondray (25164)
Cotebrune (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-Crete (25195)
Deluz (25197)
Deservillers (25199)
Devecey (25200)
Durnes (25208)
Echay (25209)
Echevannes (25211)
Ecole-Valentin (25212)
L'Ecouvotte (25215)
Emagny (25217)
Epeugney (25220)
Esnans (25221)
Eternoz (25223)
Etrabonne (25225)
Ferrieres-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'Hopital-du-Grosbois (25305)
Huanne-Montmartin (25310)
Hyevre-Magny (25312)
Hyevre-Paroisse (25313)
Jallerange (25317)
Laissey (25323)
Lanans (25324)
Lantenne-Vertiere (25326)
Larnod (25328)
Lavans-Quingey (25330)
Lavans-Vuillafans (25331)
Lavernay (25332)
Liesle (25336)
Lizine (25338)
Lods (25339)
Lombard (25340)
Lomont-sur-Crete (25341)
Longeville (25346)
Luxiol (25354)
Malans (25359)
Malbrans (25360)
Mamirolle (25364)
Marchaux (25368)
Mazerolles-le-Salin (25371)
Mercey-le-Grand (25374)
Merey-sous-Montrond (25375)
Merey-Vieilley (25376)
Mesandans (25377)
Mesmay (25379)
Miserey-Salines (25381)
Moncey (25382)
Moncley (25383)
Mondon (25384)
Montagney-Servigney (25385)
Montfaucon (25395)
Montferrand-le-Chateau (25397)
Montgesoye (25400)
Montivernage (25401)
Montmahoux (25404)
Montrond-le-Chateau (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-Francais (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-Beaupre (25495)
Rognon (25498)
Romain (25499)
Ronchaux (25500)
Roset-Fluans (25502)
Rougemont (25505)
Rougemontot (25506)
Rouhe (25507)
Roulans (25508)
Ruffey-le-Chateau (25510)
Rurey (25511)
Sainte-Anne (25513)
Saint-Hilaire (25518)
Saint-Juan (25520)
Saint-Vit (25527)
Samson (25528)
Saone (25532)
Saraz (25533)
Saules (25535)
Sauvagney (25536)
Scey-Maisieres (25537)
Sechin (25538)
Serre-les-Sapins (25542)
Servin (25544)
Silley-Amancey (25545)
Silley-Blefond (25546)
Tallans (25556)
Tallenay (25557)
Tarcenay (25558)
Thise (25560)
Thoraise (25561)
Thurey-le-Mont (25563)
Torpes (25564)
La Tour-de-Scay (25566)
Tournans (25567)
Trepot (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 Veze (25611)
Vieilley (25612)
Viethorey (25613)
Villars-Saint-Georges (25616)
Villers-Buzon (25622)
Villers-Grelot (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
Besancon