Besancon is a locality located 326.53 km west-northwest from Paris in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The population of Besancon is 116,775 people. Annecy, Colmar, Dijon are located close to Besancon. You can find Besancon on any map using the following decimal coordinates: 47.2422 (latitude), 6.0214 (longitude).