Grand Besançon Métropole
Grand Besançon Métropole | |
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Location in the Doubs department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| No. of communes | 67 |
| Established | 2001 |
| Seat | Besançon |
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| • President (2020-2026) | Anne Vignot (The Ecologists) |
Area | 528.6 km2 (204.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 198,387 |
| • Density | 375.3/km2 (972.0/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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 January 2021 Communauté d'agglomération Grand Besançon, which was transformed into an urban community on 1 July 2019. Its area is 528.6 km2.
Its population was 198,387 in 2022, of which 120,057 (60%) in Besançon proper. Its budget is € 371.9 million (2024).