Grand Besançon Métropole

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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

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 km².

Its population was 197,494 in 2021, of which 119,198 (60%) in Besançon proper.^[2] Its budget is € 339.3 million (2022).

Composition[edit]

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

References[edit]

47°14′N 6°01′E / 47.24°N 6.02°E / 47.24; 6.02

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