Living in La Bouloie, Besançon
La Bouloie is an area of Besançon with about 3,139 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 71 out of 100 (good): better than 22% of Besançon residents, ranked 35 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 7 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 9 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 16 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who La Bouloie suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 75 · good | 26 of 48 |
| Family | 70 · good | 35 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 76 · good | 34 of 48 |
| Working from home | 65 · good | 34 of 48 |
| Commuter | 63 · good | 22 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 591 m | 7 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 406 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 722 m | 9 min walk |
| Nursery school | 437 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 805 m | 10 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 170 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 2,546 m | 32 min walk |
| Public green space | 336 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,427 m | 30 min walk |
| Playground | 580 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 308 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 20.5% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
- 7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 16 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in La Bouloie
Avenue de l’Observatoire · Chemin de Pirey · Chemin de la Clairière · Chemin des Écoles de Tilleroyes · Chemin des Écoles des Tilleroyes · Rond-Point de Charlottesville · Route de Gray · Rue Galilée · Rue Georges Gaudot · Rue Georges Monneur · Rue Jean-Luc Lagarce · Rue Johannes Kepler · Rue Kepler · Rue Pierre Laplace · Rue Pierre Mesnage · Rue Roger Martin du Gard · Rue Simone Signoret · Rue Stéphane Mallarmé · Rue de l’Epitaphe · Rue des Saint-Martin · Rue des Saulniers · Rue du Camp · Voie de Vendémiaire · Voie des Cabordes · Voie du Chêne du Sage
Nearby areas
- Montrapon 76
- Montboucons 72
- Tilleroyes 71
- Trépillot 64
- Xavier Marmier 63
- Monboucons 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