Living in Sarrail, Besançon
Standard score
Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median
Excellent92
Sarrail is an area of Besançon with about 1,194 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 92 out of 100 (excellent): better than 88% of Besançon residents, ranked 3 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 1 min walk, large park 19 min walk
- Tree canopy: 35.1% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 3 min walk, pharmacy 9 min walk, doctor 1 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Sarrail suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 85 · excellent | 2 of 48 |
| Family | 95 · excellent | 1 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 93 · excellent | 5 of 48 |
| Working from home | 84 · excellent | 1 of 48 |
| Commuter | 78 · good | 8 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 262 m | 3 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 726 m | 9 min walk |
| Doctor | 118 m | 1 min walk |
| Nursery school | 736 m | 9 min walk |
| Primary school | 795 m | 10 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 192 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 366 m | 5 min walk |
| Public green space | 45 m | 1 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,536 m | 19 min walk |
| Playground | 377 m | 5 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 201 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 35.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 20.7%)
- 7.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 24 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 22)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Sarrail
Allée de l’Île aux Moineaux · Avenue Edouard Droz · Chemin des Aiguillettes · Place Payot · Place René Payot · Pont de Bregille · Rue Bersot · Rue François-Louis Bersot · Rue Général Sarrail · Rue des Fontenottes · Rue du Crotot · Rue du Général Sarrail
Nearby areas
- Vareilles 87
- Rivotte 80
- Fontaine Argent 80
- Saint-Jean 78
- République 58
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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