BESANÇON

Bourgogne · FRANCE (FR) · 47.25°N / 6.02°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,033,123

Besançon is a city in France with a population of 128,426. It sits at 47.25/6.02, runs on Europe/Paris, is 3 km from École-Valentin.

Population 128,426

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Paris

All facts

fields

Country: France
Subdivision: Bourgogne
Coords: 47.25°N / 6.02°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW École-Valentin Bourgogne 2,295 3.3 km

W Pirey Bourgogne 1,504 4.3 km

E Chalezeule Bourgogne 985 4.5 km

S Beure Bourgogne 1,430 4.8 km

SE Morre Bourgogne 1,227 5.0 km

E Montfaucon Bourgogne 1,439 5.0 km

NW Miserey-Salines Bourgogne 2,252 5.4 km

S Fontain Bourgogne 834 5.5 km

NE Thise Bourgogne 3,161 6.2 km

N Châtillon-le-Duc Bourgogne 1,926 6.3 km

Air access

nearby

LFQM

Besançon La Vèze Airfield

Small airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Académie de Besançon

ac-besancon.fr

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Besançon?: 128,426 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Besançon in?: Europe/Paris.
Which country is Besançon in?: France (FR).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://cityapi.org/v1/cities/3033123

{
  "data": {
    "id":           3033123,
    "name":         "Besançon",
    "country_code": "FR",
    "population":   128426,
    "latitude":     47.24878,
    "longitude":    6.01815,
    "elevation":    ,
    "timezone":     "Europe/Paris"
  }
}