Grand Besançon Métropole

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.

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Grand Besançon Métropole
Communauté urbaine

Location in the Doubs department
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
No. of communes	68
Established	2001
Seat	Besançon
Government
• President (2020-2026)	Anne Vignot (LE)
Area	528.6 km² (204.1 sq mi)
Population (2021)	197,494
• Density	374/km² (970/sq mi)
Website	www.grandbesancon.fr

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 € 371.9 million (2024).

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

[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 17 October 2024.
[4]
"Intercommunalité : Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole". insee.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

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