Living in Chamars, Besançon
Chamars is an area of Besançon with about 2,088 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 77 out of 100 (good): better than 36% of Besançon residents, ranked 30 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 4 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 2 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Who Chamars suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 81 · excellent | 12 of 48 |
| Family | 83 · excellent | 16 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 86 · excellent | 25 of 48 |
| Working from home | 68 · good | 30 of 48 |
| Commuter | 77 · good | 12 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 210 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 264 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 199 m | 2 min walk |
| Nursery school | 296 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 296 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 88 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,337 m | 17 min walk |
| Public green space | 105 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 310 m | 4 min walk |
| Playground | 296 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 317 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 13.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
- 7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 40 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Chamars
Avenue de la Gare d’Eau · Avenue du 8 Mai 1945 · Avenue du Huit Mai 1945 · Boulevard Charles de Gaulle · Esplanade Germaine Tillion · Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme · Place Granvelle · Place Saint-Jacques · Place du Théatre · Rue Charles Nodier · Rue Emile Zola · Rue Granvelle · Rue Hugues Sambin · Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Rue Mairet · Rue Mégevand · Rue Pasteur · Rue de Lacore · Rue de la Préfecture · Rue de l’Orme de Chamars · Rue du Lycée · Rue du Palais de Justice · Rue du Porteau · Rue d’Anvers
Nearby areas
- Vieilles Perrières 89
- Grette 87
- Marulaz 80
- Saint-Jean 78
- République 58
- Mazagran 54
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources