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Weather today


Rain
max. 10 °C
 
min. 1 °C

Wind: 8 km/h
Precipitation forecast: 5,8 mm
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Data updated at 12:25 (local time)
At that time, the weather was:
Mostly Cloudy 10.4 °C / Mostly Cloudy
 

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When to go to Besançon? (France)


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JanuaryNC27-7152816
FebruaryNC28-5143216
MarchNC312-321128
AprilNC716-1251811
MayNC9192282413
JuneNC14247343110
JulyNC1626836259
AugustNC1525737239
SeptemberNC1222431199
OctoberNC9161251710
NovemberNC613-6221711
DecemberNC49-5162112


What to do in Besançon : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants


BesançonLocated in France in the region of Franche-Comté, Besançon city has about 116,000 inhabitants, and it has many interesting monuments and a rich and pleasant natural environment for the traveler. Its citadel is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, but you can also explore the Flying Bridge, Roman artwork with 5 arches, the central arch 13 meters; the Museum of Fine Arts offers a superb collection of paintings ranging from the 15th to 20th centuries, including masterpieces such as "The head and foot of a child" Rubens or "Cannibals" by Goya; the Granvelle palace and its magnificent Renaissance façade; Cathedral, whose interior shows a spectacular architecture, with its aisles of 26 meters high; astronomical clock dating back to 1860 and its profusion of dials (57), with 30 000 pieces in all; the already mentioned citadel which was fortified by Vauban, and you kiss an amazing view of the city; the Black Gate, a triumphal arch whose arc is 36 meters high; the Natural History Museum and Zoo; the Comtois museum which is recounted the daily lives of residents between the 18th and 20th centuries; Museum of Resistance and Deportation. For outdoor enthusiasts, there are several possibilities near the city: excursions on the Doubs, visit the source of the Loue, hiking in the forest of Joux. Besancon is accessed by train or by road: There is no airport open to commercial flights. To get around town, you will find a good network of buses and trams, self-service bicycle and bicycle paths, and also self-service cars.









     

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