Where to live in Besançon with a family

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

What is the best area of Besançon to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Sarrail (95), Chaffanjon (93) and La Viotte (92).

Besançon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sarrail	95 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
2	Chaffanjon	93 · excellent	Public green space
3	La Viotte	92 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
4	Les Clairs Soleils	91 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
5	Les Orchamps	91 · excellent	Public green space
6	Planoise	90 · excellent	Public green space
7	Montjoux	89 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Saint-Claude	89 · excellent	Public green space
9	Rue Battant	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
10	Vieilles Perrières	88 · excellent	Public green space
11	Clairs Soleils	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
12	La Combe Saragosse	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Chaprais	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Fontaine Argent	85 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Saint-Jean	84 · excellent	Public green space
16	Chamars	83 · excellent	Public green space
17	Rosemont	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
18	Villarceau	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
19	Montrapon	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
20	Saint-Ferjeux	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Les Vaites	81 · excellent	Public green space
22	Cras	80 · excellent	Public green space
23	Marulaz	79 · good	Public green space
24	Fontaine Écu	79 · good	Tree canopy
25	Vaite	76 · good	Public green space
26	Xavier Marmier	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Palente	76 · good	Playgrounds on foot
28	Montboucons	74 · good	Tree canopy
29	Châteaufarine	74 · good	Public green space
30	République	74 · good	Public green space
31	Tilleroyes	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
32	Monboucons	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
33	Chasnot	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Rivotte	70 · good	Tree canopy
35	La Bouloie	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	Le Point du Jour	67 · good	Public green space
37	Vareilles	65 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Les Quatre Vents	64 · good	Services on foot
39	Saragosse	61 · good	Services on foot
40	Rue de Vesoul	52 · fair	Public green space
41	Trépillot	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
42	Velotte	50 · fair	Tree canopy
43	Les Torcols	47 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
44	Grette	24 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Hauts du Chazal	24 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Les Prés de Vaux	23 · poor	Tree canopy
47	Mazagran	23 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Les Montarmots	18 · poor	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