Venues in Besançon

Besançon is the capital 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.

Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army.

Besançon is the historical capital of watchmaking in France. This has led it to become a centre for innovative companies in the fields of microtechnology, micromechanics, and biomedical engineering.

The greenest city in France, it enjoys a quality of life recognized in Europe. Thanks to its rich historical and cultural heritage and its unique architecture, Besançon has been labeled a "Town of Art and History" since 1986 and its fortifications due to Vauban has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2008.

The most historic center of the town is characterised by the broad horse-shoe of the river Doubs, "la Boucle", which encircles the old town. Vauban's imposing Citadelle blocks off the neck. The historic center presents an ensemble of classic stone buildings, some dating back to the Middle Ages and others to the Spanish Renaissance.

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Venues in Besançon (9)

Centre-ville

Historic District, Besançon town center, from the Boucle to the foothills of the Citadel, it has many curiosities and riches.

Cité des Arts

12 Avenue Arthur Gaulard

The City of Arts is a cultural center and tourist French located in Besançon, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Designed by the French agency Archidev associated with the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and inaugurated the April 5, 2013by the Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti, it houses an area of 11,390 m 2 over three floors, the regional conservatory of Besançon and the regional contemporary art fund of Franche-Comté.

Kursaal

2 Place du Théâtre

The Kursaal Besançon is a building originally designed to accommodate a circus designed for spa guests and soldiers stationed in Besancon at the end of the XIX-th century. The building is located at number one, Place du Théâtre, in the heart of the historic center.

La Rodia

4 Avenue de Chardonnet

La Rodia is located near the city center of Besançon, in a "cultural" district punctuated by the Cité des arts, the cultural wasteland of Prés de Vaux and the Bastion. La Rodia organizes more than 70 parties per year and welcomes 38,000 spectators per year.

Ledoux Theater

49 Rue Megevand

The Ledoux Theater is an auditorium, opera, theatre and concert hall, located in the historic centre of Besançon, formerly known as the musical theatre.

Les Prés-de-Vaux

Les Prés-de-Vaux is a district of Besançon located in the south-east.

Palais de Justice

2 Rue Hugues Sambin

The court of Besançon brings together on one site the appeal court, the court, and the commercial court of Besancon. The part of the main facade between the two corner pavilions has been classified as a historical monument since October 14, 1911.

Place Granvelle

Place Granvelle, also called Granvelle promenade, is a square located in Besançon in the historical district of the Boucle.

Théâtre Ledoux

49 Rue Megevand

The Ledoux Theater is an auditorium, opera, theater, and concert hall, located in the historic center of Besançon, formerly known as the musical theater.