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Besancon travel guide

 

For a full visitor guide see Besancon, and to arrange a visit see Besancon holiday accommodation.

For places to visit near Besancon and other places of interest see the map and listings below:


Besancon map of selected places to visit

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Besancon apartments, holiday rentals and villas

For hotels and holiday accommodation near Besancon see Holidays and places to stay near Besancon

 

 

Local Highlights and Tourist Information

Tourist classifications for Besancon

Places to visit and attractions near Besancon (within about 40km, on france this way)

Salins-les-Bains (Recommended stopover town) - 36km Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (World Heritage Site) - 34km Besancon (Town of art and history) - 1km Lods (Most beautiful village) - 33km Arbois (Town in Jura) - 46km Loue River Valley (Scenic village) - 40km Ornans (Town) - 20km Pontarlier (mountain town) - 52km

Villages and towns in bloom within about 40km

3 fleurs: Arbois 3 fleurs: Besancon 3 fleurs: Ferrieres-les-Bois (location info only) 3 fleurs: Noidans-les-Vesoul (location info only) 3 fleurs: Pupillin (location info only) 3 fleurs: Salins-les-Bains 3 fleurs: Trouvans (location info only) 3 fleurs: Vesoul (location info only) 2 fleurs: Chalezeule (location info only) 2 fleurs: Deluz (location info only) 2 fleurs: Franey (location info only) 2 fleurs: Gonsans (location info only) 2 fleurs: Liesle (location info only) 2 fleurs: Nans (location info only) 2 fleurs: Pontarlier 2 fleurs: Saint-Vit (location info only)

(Known in France as Ville Fleuris, the top award is 4-fleurs. 1-fleur towns are very common and not listed here.)

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Location Detail

Besançon (commune) > Besançon (canton)> Besançon (arrondissement) > Doubs (department) > Franche-Comte (region) > 25000 (postcode)


Other communes within a few kilometres

Arguel Auxon-Dessus Avanne-Aveney Beure Chaleze Chalezeule Chatillon-le-Duc Ecole-Valentin Fontain La Veze Larnod Miserey-Salines Montfaucon Morre Pirey Pugey Tallenay Thise

 

 

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This page in French: Visitez Besancon