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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0023,Lat: 47.2417
Elevation	272 meter above sea level
Local time	9:39:43am
Name province/region (Région)	Franche-Comté
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Besançon
Name	Besançon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beure	3.7 km	South
2 École-Valentin	3.9 km	North
3 Pirey	4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Avanne-Aveney	4.7 km	SouthWest
5 Arguel	4.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	114 km	EastSouthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	263 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	267 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 378 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is L'Entonnoir (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 47.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 47.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Du Jura à Besançon - Avants-Monts et Avants-Plateaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 112 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18 km2

22.9%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

20.2 km2

25.7%

Urban area

37.6 km2

47.9%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Besançon in country France

Besançon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	2 km	EastSouthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	35 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	65 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Moyenne Valle du Doubs	FR	3.7 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Besançon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Besançon

Type of weather in Besançon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:54 Europe/Amsterdam