Grand Besançon Métropole

Grand Besançon Métropole is the urban community, 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 a communauté urbaine on 1 July 2019.[1] Its population was 193,279 in 2017, of which 119,249 (60%) in Besançon proper. Its budget is € 304.5 million (2019).

Grand Besançon Métropole
Location in the Doubs department
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
No. of communes68
Established2001
SeatBesançon
Government
  PresidentAnne Vignot (The Greens)
  Term of office2020-2026
Area
  Total528.6 km2 (204.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total193,279
  Density366/km2 (950/sq mi)
Websitewww.grandbesancon.fr

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 68 communes:[2]

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