Living in Saint-Jean, Besançon
Saint-Jean is an area of Besançon with about 3,002 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 78 out of 100 (good): better than 41% of Besançon residents, ranked 26 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 8 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 1 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
Who Saint-Jean suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 78 · good | 20 of 48 |
| Family | 84 · excellent | 15 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 87 · excellent | 23 of 48 |
| Working from home | 70 · good | 25 of 48 |
| Commuter | 78 · good | 9 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 221 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 217 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 119 m | 1 min walk |
| Nursery school | 159 m | 2 min walk |
| Primary school | 355 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 69 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 946 m | 12 min walk |
| Public green space | 250 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 666 m | 8 min walk |
| Playground | 429 m | 5 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 480 m | 6 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 14.2% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
- 7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 38 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Saint-Jean
Avenue Arthur Gaulard · Avenue de la Gare d’Eau · Esplanade Charles Henri de Vaudemont · Impasse Bercin · Passage des Arts · Place Jean Cornet · Place Jean Gigoux · Place Victor Hugo · Place de Lattre de Tassigny · Place du Théatre · Pont de Chardonnet · Rue Casenat · Rue Charles Nodier · Rue Chifflet · Rue Ernest Renan · Rue Fusillés de la Résistance · Rue Général Lecourbe · Rue Jean-Claude Eugène Péclet · Rue Péclet · Rue Rivotte · Rue Ronchaux · Rue Victor Hugo · Rue de Pontarlier · Rue de la Bibliothèque · Rue de la Convention · Rue de la Raye · Rue de la Vieille Monnaie · Rue des Fusillés de la Résistance · Rue des Martelots · Rue du Chambrier · Rue du Chapitre · Rue du Cingle · Rue du Général Lecourbe · Rue du Palais · Square Castan
Nearby areas
- Sarrail 92
- Rivotte 80
- Chamars 77
- République 58
- Mazagran 54
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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