Where to live in Besançon over 65

Ranking of Besançon's 48 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Besançon to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Vaite (97), Chaffanjon (97) and Saint-Claude (95).

Besançon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Vaite	97 · excellent	Public green space
2	Chaffanjon	97 · excellent	Public green space
3	Saint-Claude	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Vieilles Perrières	94 · excellent	Public green space
5	Sarrail	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
6	Fontaine Écu	92 · excellent	Tree canopy
7	La Viotte	91 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Les Orchamps	91 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Les Vaites	91 · excellent	Public green space
10	La Combe Saragosse	90 · excellent	Public green space
11	Cras	90 · excellent	Public green space
12	Planoise	90 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Châteaufarine	90 · excellent	Public green space
14	Rue Battant	89 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Montjoux	89 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Grette	89 · excellent	Tree canopy
17	Les Quatre Vents	89 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Vareilles	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
19	Marulaz	88 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Clairs Soleils	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
21	Fontaine Argent	88 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Les Clairs Soleils	87 · excellent	Tree canopy
23	Saint-Jean	87 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Rosemont	87 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Chamars	86 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Chaprais	86 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Saint-Ferjeux	85 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Chasnot	83 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Montrapon	83 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Rivotte	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
31	Villarceau	80 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Le Point du Jour	77 · good	Public green space
33	Rue de Vesoul	76 · good	Public green space
34	La Bouloie	76 · good	Services on foot
35	Xavier Marmier	75 · good	Services on foot
36	Montboucons	75 · good	Tree canopy
37	Tilleroyes	75 · good	Tree canopy
38	République	73 · good	Services on foot
39	Trépillot	72 · good	Services on foot
40	Palente	72 · good	Services on foot
41	Velotte	68 · good	Tree canopy
42	Monboucons	65 · good	Services on foot
43	Saragosse	64 · good	Services on foot
44	Hauts du Chazal	56 · fair	Tree canopy
45	Les Torcols	52 · fair	Tree canopy
46	Mazagran	50 · fair	Tree canopy
47	Les Montarmots	41 · fair	Tree canopy
48	Les Prés de Vaux	40 · 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