Besançon (pronounced [bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃] in French and Arpitan; German: Bisanz), is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, with approximately 220,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 1999. Located close to the border
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