Grand Besançon Métropole

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 km^2 (204.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	197,494
• Density	374/km^2 (970/sq mi)
Website	www.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 km^2.

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

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