Grand Besançon Métropole
Communauté urbaine
Official logo of Grand Besançon Métropole
Location in the Doubs department
Location in the Doubs department
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
No. of communes68
Established2001
SeatBesançon
Government
 • President (2020-2026) Anne Vignot (LE)
Area
528.6 km2 (204.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
197,494
 • Density374/km2 (970/sq mi)
Websitewww.grandbesancon.fr

Grand Besançon Métropole is the urban community (communauté urbaine), an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Besançon. It is located in the Doubs department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, northeastern France.

It was created in December 2000 Communauté d'agglomération Grand Besançon, which was transformed into an urban community on 1 July 2019.[1] Its area is 528.6 km2.

Its population was 197,494 in 2021, of which 119,198 (60%) in Besançon proper.[2] Its budget is € 339.3 million (2022).

Composition

The urban community consists of the following 68 communes:[3][4]

  1. Amagney
  2. Audeux
  3. Les Auxons
  4. Avanne-Aveney
  5. Besançon
  6. Beure
  7. Bonnay
  8. Boussières
  9. Braillans
  10. Busy
  11. Byans-sur-Doubs
  12. Chalèze
  13. Chalezeule
  14. Champagney
  15. Champoux
  16. Champvans-les-Moulins
  17. Châtillon-le-Duc
  18. Chaucenne
  19. Chemaudin et Vaux
  20. La Chevillotte
  21. Chevroz
  22. Cussey-sur-l'Ognon
  23. Dannemarie-sur-Crète
  24. Deluz
  25. Devecey
  26. École-Valentin
  27. Fontain
  28. Franois
  29. Geneuille
  30. Gennes
  31. Grandfontaine
  32. Le Gratteris
  33. Larnod
  34. Mamirolle
  35. Marchaux-Chaudefontaine
  36. Mazerolles-le-Salin
  37. Mérey-Vieilley
  38. Miserey-Salines
  39. Montfaucon
  40. Montferrand-le-Château
  41. Morre
  42. Nancray
  43. Noironte
  44. Novillars
  45. Osselle-Routelle
  46. Palise
  47. Pelousey
  48. Pirey
  49. Pouilley-Français
  50. Pouilley-les-Vignes
  51. Pugey
  52. Rancenay
  53. Roche-lez-Beaupré
  54. Roset-Fluans
  55. Saint-Vit
  56. Saône
  57. Serre-les-Sapins
  58. Tallenay
  59. Thise
  60. Thoraise
  61. Torpes
  62. Vaire
  63. Velesmes-Essarts
  64. Venise
  65. La Vèze
  66. Vieilley
  67. Villars-Saint-Georges
  68. Vorges-les-Pins

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 19 June 2019, p. 151
  2. ↑ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 5 April 2022.
  3. ↑ CU Grand Besançon Métropole (N° SIREN : 242500361), BANATIC. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Intercommunalité-Métropole de CU Grand Besançon Métropole (242500361)". insee.fr. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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