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Besançon, capital of Doubs

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Besançon is the seat of Doubs, a department, and of Arrondissement de Besançon, a subdistrict, and of Besançon, a locality.

Population
128,426
2023
Population
118489

About Besançon

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Best of Besançon

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  • Where do people actually shop?
  • Where does the evening go?
  • Where do you go to get out of the city?
  • What is worth the day, just outside?

Sources

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