Living in Rivotte, Besançon

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Excellent80

Rivotte is an area of Besançon with about 810 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 80 out of 100 (excellent): better than 49% of Besançon residents, ranked 23 of 48 areas.

Strengths

Tree canopy: 45.0% tree canopy within 500 m
Services on foot: food shop 8 min walk, pharmacy 12 min walk, doctor 6 min walk

Weaknesses

Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Rivotte suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	70 · good	30 of 48
Family	70 · good	34 of 48
Over 65	81 · excellent	30 of 48
Working from home	72 · good	19 of 48
Commuter	52 · fair	31 of 48

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	604 m	8 min walk
Pharmacy	966 m	12 min walk
Doctor	501 m	6 min walk
Nursery school	985 m	12 min walk
Primary school	1,155 m	14 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	318 m	4 min walk
Metro or train station	708 m	9 min walk
Public green space	457 m	6 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	1,895 m	24 min walk
Playground	737 m	9 min walk
Protected cycle lane	512 m	6 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

45.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Rivotte

Avenue de Chardonnet · Chemin Fourchu · Chemin de Ronde de la Citadelle · Chemin de Trois-Châtels · Chemin des Ragots · Faubourg Rivotte · Faubourg Rivotte Rd 571 · Faubourg de Rivotte · Place Jean-Yves Robert · Rond-Point de Neuchâtel · Route de Morre · Rue de Port Joint · Sentier des Hérodes

Nearby areas

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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