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.

Grand Besançon Métropole
Communauté urbaine
Location in the Doubs department
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
No. of communes	67
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).

Composition

The urban community consists of the following 67 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. Larnod
33. Mamirolle
34. Marchaux-Chaudefontaine
35. Mazerolles-le-Salin
36. Mérey-Vieilley
37. Miserey-Salines
38. Montfaucon
39. Montferrand-le-Château
40. Morre
41. Nancray
42. Noironte
43. Novillars
44. Osselle-Routelle
45. Palise
46. Pelousey
47. Pirey
48. Pouilley-Français
49. Pouilley-les-Vignes
50. Pugey
51. Rancenay
52. Roche-lez-Beaupré
53. Roset-Fluans
54. Saint-Vit
55. Saône
56. Serre-les-Sapins
57. Tallenay
58. Thise
59. Thoraise
60. Torpes
61. Vaire
62. Velesmes-Essarts
63. Venise
64. La Vèze
65. Vieilley
66. Villars-Saint-Georges
67. 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 17 October 2024.
4. "Intercommunalité : Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole". insee.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

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