Living in Fontaine Argent, Besançon
Fontaine Argent is an area of Besançon with about 7,030 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 80 out of 100 (excellent): better than 47% of Besançon residents, ranked 24 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 19 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 50 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Who Fontaine Argent suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 81 · excellent | 10 of 48 |
| Family | 85 · excellent | 14 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 88 · excellent | 21 of 48 |
| Working from home | 72 · good | 20 of 48 |
| Commuter | 86 · excellent | 3 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 207 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 223 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 205 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 332 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 365 m | 5 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 97 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 705 m | 9 min walk |
| Public green space | 255 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,539 m | 19 min walk |
| Playground | 406 m | 5 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 288 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 16.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
- 7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 50 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Fontaine Argent
Avenue Carnot · Avenue Denfert-Rochereau · Avenue Fontaine-Argent · Avenue d’Helvetie · Boulevard Diderot · Chemin des Aiguillettes · Esplanade Jean-Luc Lagarce · Place Flore · Place de la 1ère Armée Française · Place des Déportés · Rue Alexis Chopard · Rue Baron Daclin · Rue Beauregard · Rue Boudot · Rue Capitaine Arrachart · Rue Charles Krug · Rue Emile Picard · Rue Henri Baron · Rue Isenbart · Rue Jacqueline Auriol · Rue Jean Mermoz · Rue Just Becquet · Rue Jérome Brochet · Rue Klein · Rue Léon Boudot · Rue Victor Delavelle · Rue Zéphirin Jeannot · Rue de Bellevue · Rue de Vittel · Rue de la Cassotte · Rue de la Liberté · Rue de la Mouillère · Rue de la Rotonde · Rue de la Viotte · Rue de l’Avenir · Rue des Chalets · Rue des Chaprais · Rue des Deux Princesses · Rue des Villas · Rue des Villas Bisontines · Rue du Capitaine Arrachart · Rue du Cercle · Rue du Château Rose · Rue du Funiculaire · Rue du Lieutenant Remy · Rue du Repos · Sentier de l’Aiguille
Nearby areas
- Chaffanjon 97
- Sarrail 92
- Vareilles 87
- La Viotte 86
- Rue Battant 81
- Chaprais 78
- République 58
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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