Living in Montboucons, Besançon

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Good72

Montboucons is an area of Besançon with about 1,865 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 72 out of 100 (good): better than 25% of Besançon residents, ranked 33 of 48 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 24.6% tree canopy within 500 m

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Montboucons suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	63 · good	34 of 48
Family	74 · good	28 of 48
Over 65	75 · good	36 of 48
Working from home	68 · good	31 of 48
Commuter	27 · poor	44 of 48

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	1,655 m	21 min walk
Pharmacy	1,444 m	18 min walk
Doctor	550 m	7 min walk
Nursery school	630 m	8 min walk
Primary school	630 m	8 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	241 m	3 min walk
Metro or train station	2,900 m	36 min walk
Public green space	260 m	3 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	2,853 m	36 min walk
Playground	578 m	7 min walk
Protected cycle lane	638 m	8 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

24.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
6.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
0 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Montboucons

Chemin de la Naitoure · Chemin de la Providence · Chemin des Montboucons · Chemin du Fort des Montboucons · Rue Erik Satie · Rue François Arago · Rue Georges Monneur · Rue Général Ch. Delestraint · Rue Général Charles Delestraint · Rue Jean Simon Berthélemy · Rue Mathias Ullman · Rue Mathias Ullmann · Rue Pierre Laplace · Rue Urbain Leverrier · Rue de l’Epitaphe

Nearby areas

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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