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Besançon
Metropolis · 25000 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
118 489
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 287 €
📈 14% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 8.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Besançon — Score 62/100.
62
💰 Yield52
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability33
🛡️ Safety42
⚡ Energy rating66
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 715 Transactions · Besançon
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 287 €
🏡 House /m²
2 667 €
📋 Transactions
1 715
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon | 2 287 € | 2 667 € | 1911 | 118 489 |
| Montbéliard | 1 105 € | 1 481 € | 405 | 24 672 |
| Pontarlier | 2 714 € | 3 030 € | 408 | 18 067 |
| Audincourt | 1 815 € | 1 414 € | 221 | 14 071 |
| Valentigney | 1 082 € | 1 385 € | 136 | 10 501 |
| Morteau | 2 819 € | 2 997 € | 126 | 6 953 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.88 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
⏳ Payback period
14.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.6 %
🏢 Apartments
86.4 %
12.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
16 540
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
45.630 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
59.790 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.330 %
Secondary homes
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
118 489
2023
📐 Area
65.16 km²
1818 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 680 €
📊 Median age
35.3 yrs
43.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
23.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
28 146
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 715
+17.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 312
💼 Economic density
238
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Besançon Viotte
À 1.64 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Besançon
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CU Grand Besançon Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
9
🏫 Middle schools
11
🎓 High schools
7
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME SAINT JEAN - LYCEE | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT PAUL | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE CLAUDE NICOLAS LEDOUX (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR | public | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE JULES HAAG (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE VICTOR HUGO | public | 95.0 % | — | -3.0 |
| LYCEE LOUIS PERGAUD | public | 95.0 % | — | -3.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
85.9 %
Average pass rate · 17 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE LOUIS ET AUGUSTE LUMIERE | public | 124.8 |
| INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME SAINT JEAN COLLEGE | privé sous contrat | 121.5 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 120.4 |
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 113.7 |
| COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS | public | 108.0 |
| COLLEGE CLAIRS SOLEILS | public | 103.4 |
| COLLEGE STENDHAL | public | 100.0 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE JOSEPH PROUDHON | public | 93.4 |
| COLLEGE VOLTAIRE | public | 83.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE URSULE | privé sous contrat | 83.5 |
| COLLEGE DIDEROT | public | 66.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
14
💊 Pharmacies
40
🔬 Laboratories
10
🏥 Établissements de santé
282
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
40
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1633
📋 Commerce
815
📋 Enseignement
207
🏥 Sante
1688
🚆 Transport
32
⚽ Sport
236
🎭 Culture
51
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 23 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 13 | Point d'accueil numérique - Besançon (Préfecture), Centre de protection maternelle et infantile (PMI) - Besançon, Brigade de gendarmerie - Besançon-Tarragnoz |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 3 | Direction des sécurités - Doubs, Direction du cabinet - Doubs, Secrétariat général de la préfecture - Doubs |
| 📋 Association d'utilité publique | 3 | Centre technique régional de la consommation (CTRC) - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - Site de Besançon, Société d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (Safer) - Doubs et Territoire de Belfort, Action Santé au travail du Doubs - Besançon |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 2 | Direction départementale des finances publiques (DDFIP) - Doubs, Délégation militaire départementale (DMD) - Doubs |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 1 | Conseil régional de l'ordre des architectes (CROA) - Bourgogne - Franche-Comté - Site de Besançon |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Agence régionale de santé (ARS) - Délégation départementale - Doubs |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 344 | 11.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +55 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 217 | 10.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +43 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 901 | 7.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 797 | 6.70 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 653 | 5.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 648 | 5.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 563 | 4.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 375 | 3.20 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 344 | 2.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 300 | 2.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 207 | 2.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -63 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 165 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 110 | 0.90 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -76 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 109 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols avec armes | 23 | 0.20 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
3 280 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
5.4 %
B
2.2 %
C
15.4 %
15.4 %
D
32.5 %
32.5 %
E
35.5 %
35.5 %
F
7.0 %
G
1.8 %
8.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 194 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| amphithéâtre;arène;site archéologique | Gallo-romain |
| église | 18e siècle |
| site archéologique;jardin | Antiquité |
| maison | — |
| maison | — |
| hôtel | 16e siècle |
| maison | — |
| église | 15e siècle;16e siècle |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 85 279 analyses · CU GRAND BESANÇON MÉTROPOLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
85 279
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
206
⚡ Charge points
1210
🚀 Incl. fast charging
112
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| École-Valentin | 2.4 km | 49/100 | 2 579 |
| Pirey | 3.2 km | 54/100 | 2 156 |
| Châtillon-le-Duc | 4.8 km | 44/100 | 2 042 |
| Miserey-Salines | 4.6 km | 54/100 | 2 661 |
| Chalezeule | 4.2 km | 42/100 | 1 335 |
| Beure | 6.2 km | 47/100 | 1 305 |
| Devecey | 7.0 km | 45/100 | 1 296 |
| Les Auxons | 6.2 km | 51/100 | 2 533 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Besançon
What is the price per m² in Besançon? ▶
The median price per m² in Besançon is 2 287 €.
What is the rental yield in Besançon? ▶
The gross rental yield in Besançon is 6.8%.
Is Besançon a good real estate investment? ▶
Besançon has a ScorCity score of 62/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Besançon? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Besançon is E.
What are the natural risks in Besançon? ▶
6 risks are identified in Besançon: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Mouvement de terrain.