Besançon is a city in eastern France, close to the Swiss border. It covers a total area of 22 square miles for a municipal population of around 115,934 inhabitants estimated in 2017. Established in a meander of the Doubs, surrounded by seven hills, and surmounted by its citadel, Besançon offers many green spaces and a preserved historic center.

The hometown of Victor Hugo and the Lumière brothers has an extraordinarily rich history. Long a watchmaking capital, it has become specialized in microtechnology and time-frequency.

Besançon is labeled City of Art and History since February 14, 1986 and has fortifications listed on the world heritage of UNESCO.

Besançon presents an important cultural offer with its museums, its theaters, its cinemas, its music bands and shows bands, its dance troupes…

The city of Besançon hosts many festive and cultural events:

• Besançon International Music Festival September: this festival was created in 1948 and still has more visitors. Each year a musical theme is honored.
• International competition for young conductors takes place every 2 years;
• The Detonation Festival is another highlight of the start of the school year in September;
• The Jazz and improvised music festival in Franche-Comté offers concerts in Besançon and in other cities in the region in June;
• The Circasismic Festival, which has been held in May since 2015 presents a program of electro, dub, rock music as well as circus and street theater performances;
• The Besançon-Montfaucon Festival offers musical works played on period instruments;
• The Besançon Christmas market has spanned the entire month of December since 1993.

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