Where to live in Besançon if you commute

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

What is the best area of Besançon to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Marulaz (90), Vieilles Perrières (86) and Fontaine Argent (86).

Besançon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Marulaz	90 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Vieilles Perrières	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Fontaine Argent	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Les Orchamps	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	République	82 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Rue Battant	81 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Planoise	80 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Sarrail	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
9	Saint-Jean	78 · good	Services on foot
10	Montrapon	78 · good	Services on foot
11	La Viotte	77 · good	Services on foot
12	Chamars	77 · good	Services on foot
13	Chaprais	75 · good	Services on foot
14	Xavier Marmier	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Saint-Claude	72 · good	Public green space
16	Montjoux	71 · good	Services on foot
17	Châteaufarine	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Cras	67 · good	Public green space
19	Clairs Soleils	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Hauts du Chazal	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Les Clairs Soleils	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	La Bouloie	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Saint-Ferjeux	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Chaffanjon	61 · good	Public green space
25	Rosemont	60 · good	Services on foot
26	Les Quatre Vents	59 · fair	Services on foot
27	Fontaine Écu	57 · fair	Tree canopy
28	Palente	56 · fair	Services on foot
29	Monboucons	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
30	La Combe Saragosse	55 · fair	Public green space
31	Rivotte	52 · fair	Tree canopy
32	Vaite	51 · fair	Public green space
33	Trépillot	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
34	Chasnot	48 · fair	Services on foot
35	Villarceau	47 · fair	Services on foot
36	Tilleroyes	46 · fair	Tree canopy
37	Les Vaites	42 · fair	Public green space
38	Rue de Vesoul	42 · fair	Public green space
39	Velotte	41 · fair	Tree canopy
40	Grette	36 · poor	Tree canopy
41	Vareilles	36 · poor	Tree canopy
42	Le Point du Jour	34 · poor	Public green space
43	Saragosse	32 · poor	Services on foot
44	Montboucons	27 · poor	Tree canopy
45	Les Torcols	26 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Mazagran	24 · poor	Tree canopy
47	Les Montarmots	20 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Les Prés de Vaux	14 · 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