Besançon is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland.
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Image: Besancon boucle Doubs
Image: Quai Vauban Besançon
Doubs is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.
Prefecture building in Besançon
The citadel and the old town of Besançon in a meander of the Doubs
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
Montbéliard