Besancon travel guide
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Visit Besancon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Besancon is situated in the Doubs department (Franche-Comte region) in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Doubs department. (General information: Besancon is 327 km from Paris and 512 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Besancon: these include Besancon at 1 km and Ornans at 17 km. Besancon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Astronomical clock of Besancon is a listed 'national monument' at 1km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Besancon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Besancon has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Besancon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Besancon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Besancon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de l'Etang (36km) : Jardin à la Faulx (43km) : Jardin du château du Talmay (46km) :
- National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (1km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lods (27km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (29km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Besancon (1km) : Salins-les-Bains (35km) : Arbois (42km) : Dole (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Besancon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Besançon
Canton: Besançon
Arrondissement: Besançon
Department: Doubs
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 25000
Distance to Besancon
from Besancon: 0 km
from Paris: 327 km
from Calais: 512 km
from Nice: 405 km
from Bordeaux: 575 km
from Strasbourg: 197 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Besancon (within 6 km): Arguel : Avanne-Aveney : Beure : Chaleze : Chalezeule : Ecole-Valentin : Fontain : La Veze : Larnod : Miserey-Salines : Montfaucon : Morre : Pirey : Pugey : Rancenay : Thise :
Besancon holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Besancon