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Grass
Trees
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France, Europe

Besancon

2024

Besancon is a city with a population of 109,491 and lies in the 1500-3000 (Medium) density category. The city has an area of 43.22 km² with a total green space of 55% and a tree coverage of 35%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Distribution of urban green space when compared to Global Average and also improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to previous year. Within Europe, 95.2% of cities are ranked lower than Besancon. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 84% of them are positive.

How green is Besancon?

Ratings

Rating
B-

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
55%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
43 km²
Urban area population
109,491 (2024)