Where to live in Besançon if you work from home

Ranking of Besançon's 48 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Besançon to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Sarrail (84), Les Clairs Soleils (82) and Chaffanjon (81).

Besançon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sarrail	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
2	Les Clairs Soleils	82 · excellent	Tree canopy
3	Chaffanjon	81 · excellent	Public green space
4	Vieilles Perrières	81 · excellent	Public green space
5	Clairs Soleils	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
6	Châteaufarine	80 · excellent	Public green space
7	Saint-Claude	80 · excellent	Public green space
8	Rosemont	80 · excellent	Services on foot
9	La Viotte	79 · good	Services on foot
10	Vaite	79 · good	Public green space
11	Montjoux	77 · good	Services on foot
12	Les Orchamps	77 · good	Public green space
13	Planoise	77 · good	Public green space
14	Les Vaites	76 · good	Public green space
15	Marulaz	75 · good	Public green space
16	Rue Battant	75 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Ferjeux	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	La Combe Saragosse	73 · good	Public green space
19	Rivotte	72 · good	Tree canopy
20	Fontaine Argent	72 · good	Services on foot
21	Palente	72 · good	Services on foot
22	Chaprais	71 · good	Services on foot
23	Cras	71 · good	Public green space
24	Velotte	70 · good	Tree canopy
25	Saint-Jean	70 · good	Public green space
26	Hauts du Chazal	69 · good	Tree canopy
27	Villarceau	69 · good	Services on foot
28	Montrapon	68 · good	Services on foot
29	Fontaine Écu	68 · good	Tree canopy
30	Chamars	68 · good	Public green space
31	Montboucons	68 · good	Tree canopy
32	Rue de Vesoul	67 · good	Public green space
33	Mazagran	66 · good	Tree canopy
34	La Bouloie	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Trépillot	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Xavier Marmier	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Tilleroyes	60 · good	Tree canopy
38	Monboucons	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
39	République	58 · fair	Public green space
40	Les Quatre Vents	58 · fair	Services on foot
41	Le Point du Jour	57 · fair	Public green space
42	Chasnot	57 · fair	Services on foot
43	Vareilles	54 · fair	Tree canopy
44	Saragosse	52 · fair	Services on foot
45	Grette	51 · fair	Tree canopy
46	Les Prés de Vaux	46 · fair	Tree canopy
47	Les Montarmots	41 · fair	Tree canopy
48	Les Torcols	41 · fair	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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