Besançon

E64224
city commune of France

Besançon is a historic city in eastern France, known for its well-preserved Vauban fortifications, rich cultural heritage, and role as a regional administrative and educational center.

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
commune of France →
areaSquareKilometres 65 →
capitalOf Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region NERFINISHED →
department of Doubs →
surface form: "Doubs department"
country France →
demonyms Bisontin →
Bisontine →
elevationMaxMeters object 620 →
elevationMinMeters 235 →
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasLandmark Besançon Cathedral →
Citadel of Besançon →
Quai Vauban →
Citadel of Besançon →
surface form: "Vauban fortifications of Besançon"
hasMunicipalStatus prefecture →
hasMuseum Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie de Besançon →
Musée du Temps →
hasRailwayStation Gare de Besançon Franche-Comté TGV →
Gare de Besançon-Viotte →
hasUniversity University of Franche-Comté NERFINISHED →
École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques →
heritageCriteria Fortifications of Vauban →
historicalProvince Franche-Comté NERFINISHED →
INSEECODE 25056 →
isEducationalCenter true →
isPrefectureOf department of Doubs →
surface form: "Doubs department"
isRegionalAdministrativeCenter true →
knownFor Fortifications of Vauban →
surface form: "Vauban fortifications"

historic city center →
horology museum →
rich cultural heritage →
watchmaking industry →
locatedIn eastern France →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory department of Doubs →
surface form: "Doubs department"
locatedInHistoricalRegion Franche-Comté NERFINISHED →
locatedInRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NERFINISHED →
locatedOnRiver Doubs River →
officialLanguage French →
postalCode 25000 →
timeZone Central European Summer Time →
Central European Time →
twinnedWith Bielsko-Biała NERFINISHED →
Freiburg im Breisgau NERFINISHED →
Huddersfield →
Neuchâtel NERFINISHED →
Pavia →
Tübingen NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

eastern France → containsCity → Besançon →
subject surface form: "Eastern France"
Franche-Comté → containsCity → Besançon →
Franche-Comté → hasCapital → Besançon →
Biel/Bienne → hasTwinTown → Besançon →
Franche-Comté → largestCity → Besançon →
Jura Mountains → nearCity → Besançon →
Pierre-Joseph → placeOfBirth → Besançon →
subject surface form: "Pierre-Joseph Proudhon"
Victor Hugo → placeOfBirth → Besançon →
Stéphane Mallarmé → residence → Besançon →