Grand Besançon Métropole

Grand Besançon Métropole
Location in the Doubs department
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
No. of communes67
Established2001
SeatBesançon
Government
  President (2020-2026) Anne Vignot (The Ecologists)
Area
528.6 km2 (204.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
198,387
  Density375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Websitewww.grandbesancon.fr

Grand Besançon Métropole is the urban community (communauté urbaine), an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Besançon. It is located in the Doubs department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, northeastern France.

It was created in January 2021 Communauté d'agglomération Grand Besançon, which was transformed into an urban community on 1 July 2019. Its area is 528.6 km2.

Its population was 198,387 in 2022, of which 120,057 (60%) in Besançon proper. Its budget is € 371.9 million (2024).