Where to live in Besançon as a student

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

What is the best area of Besançon to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Vieilles Perrières (86), Sarrail (85) and Planoise (84).

Besançon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Vieilles Perrières	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Sarrail	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Planoise	84 · excellent	Services on foot
4	La Viotte	84 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Les Orchamps	84 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Marulaz	84 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Rue Battant	83 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Châteaufarine	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Les Vaites	82 · excellent	Public green space
10	Fontaine Argent	81 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Rosemont	81 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Chamars	81 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Les Clairs Soleils	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Montjoux	80 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Clairs Soleils	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Saint-Claude	80 · excellent	Public green space
17	Villarceau	79 · good	Services on foot
18	Chaprais	78 · good	Services on foot
19	Montrapon	78 · good	Services on foot
20	Saint-Jean	78 · good	Services on foot
21	République	77 · good	Services on foot
22	Chaffanjon	77 · good	Public green space
23	Saint-Ferjeux	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Vaite	76 · good	Public green space
25	Xavier Marmier	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	La Bouloie	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	La Combe Saragosse	74 · good	Public green space
28	Cras	73 · good	Public green space
29	Palente	70 · good	Services on foot
30	Rivotte	70 · good	Tree canopy
31	Fontaine Écu	70 · good	Tree canopy
32	Monboucons	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Trépillot	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Montboucons	63 · good	Tree canopy
35	Chasnot	57 · fair	Services on foot
36	Tilleroyes	56 · fair	Tree canopy
37	Les Quatre Vents	56 · fair	Services on foot
38	Saragosse	53 · fair	Services on foot
39	Le Point du Jour	52 · fair	Public green space
40	Rue de Vesoul	45 · fair	Public green space
41	Vareilles	44 · fair	Tree canopy
42	Grette	39 · poor	Tree canopy
43	Velotte	38 · poor	Tree canopy
44	Hauts du Chazal	34 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
45	Mazagran	30 · poor	Tree canopy
46	Les Torcols	16 · poor	Tree canopy
47	Les Prés de Vaux	15 · poor	Tree canopy
48	Les Montarmots	13 · 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