Encyclopedia > Besancon

  Article Content

Besançon

Redirected from Besancon

Besançon is a French city, in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture.

Its Latin name was Vesontio.

The city's fortifications were upgraded by Vauban.

The city is famous for its microtechnology and watch industries.

Famous people born in Besançon include:



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Flapper

... vast numbers of men did not return from the war, leaving a significant gap between the numbers of single women and men. These factors prompted many post-war women t ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 30.4 ms