Astronomical clock of Besancon

Astronomical clock of Besancon visitor information

Astronomical clock of Besancon is a National Monument of France.

Actuation of the automata on each tour. Built between 1858 and 1860 by Auguste Lucien Vérité, the astronomical clock has a precise and complex mechanism consisting of over 30,000 parts and 11 movements. Worked by weights, some operate chimes and automata. The 57 faces provide a lot of informations: calendars, the tides in 8 ports, eclipses... Visitors can look round the clock and see its mechanism.

Address & Contact

Horloge astronomique Rue du Chapitre 25000 Besançon

tél. / fax : (33) (0)3 81 81 12 76

Prices

adults: 3€ concessions: 2,50€

Opening times

Tours at 9.50 a.m., 10.50 a.m., 11.50 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 3.50 p.m., 4.50 p.m., 5.50 p.m.

Other dates closed

Tuesdays all year, some Sundays Wednesdays form October 1 to March 31 January January1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25

More Information

• See Besancon for more local information
• See Places to visit near Astronomical clock of Besancon for other places to visit nearby
• See Astronomical clock of Besancon on the National Monuments website.

The above information is kindly provided by (and copyright) National Monuments of France. See also photo credit and copyright.

Tourist classifications for Astronomical clock of Besancon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Listed town of Art and History; 'Historical protected town centre' (secteur sauvegardé);

Suggested places to visit near Astronomical clock of Besancon, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Loue River Valley 33km; Salins-les-Bains 34km; Arbois 42km; Dole 44km; Pontarlier 44km; Vesoul 44km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Besancon

Astronomical clock of Besancon tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Gouffre de Poudrey - site of natural beauty (20km) : Parc de l'Etang - remarkable garden (37km) : Jardin à la Faulx - remarkable garden (44km) : Jardin du château du Talmay - remarkable garden (47km) : Saut du Doubs - site of natural beauty (54km) : Moffans-et-Vacheresse - ville fleurie 4* (58km) :