Sociology of Besancon

Besancon is a city of the East of France whose population shows certain particular characteristics.

Incomes

Immigration

With the general census of the population of 1999, the immigrant population with Besancon represented: 10426 people, is 8.9% of the total population of the commune. The principal countries of origin are the Algérie (: 1933 people), the Morocco (: 1485), the Portugal (: 1010, the Italy (: 800) and the Turkey (: 482). 53.1% of this immigrant population was tenant in residences HLM and unemployment rate in this population reached 29.3%.

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Political sociology

The population of Besancon, through her various votes, expresses a strong socialist tradition resulting from her marked history of utopisms, strong cooperativisms and social movements. For a few years, ecology has also taken an important place among the inhabitants of the city, the candidates with the presidential elections recording there better results that at the national level, and the candidate of the Greens recording a score of 16.05% with the last municipal elections of 2001.

Presidential elections

presidential Election of 1995

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the first turn: ? %

Rate of participation 79,26%

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the second turn: ? %

Rate of participation: 80,08%

presidential Election of 2002

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the first turn: ? %

Rate of participation 61,19%

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the second turn: ? %

Rate of participation: 68,31%

presidential Election of 2007

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the first turn: 1,09%

Rate of participation 81,99%

White or null (in % of the expressed votes) with the second turn: 4,02%

Rate of participation: 83,24%

Referendums

the referendum on the constitution project of Ve République of the September 28th 1958 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 88.3% of the votes cast against 11.7% for the NOT (respectively 79.2% and 20.8% at the national level).

the referendum on self-determination in Algeria of the January 8th 1961 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 86.5% of the votes cast against 13.5% for the NOT (respectively 75.2% and 24.8% at the national level).

the referendum for the approval of the “Agreements of Evian” of the April 8th 1962 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 92.1% of the votes cast against 7.9% for the NOT (respectively 90.7% and 9.3% at the national level).

the referendum on the election of the President of the Republic by the universal direct suffrage of the October 28th 1962 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 71% of the votes cast against 29% for the NOT (respectively 61.8% and 38.2% at the national level).

the Referendum on the reform of the Senate and regionalization of the April 27th 1969 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 52.6% of the votes cast against 47.4% for the NOT (respectively 46.8% and 53.2% at the national level).

the referendum on the widening of the EEC in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway of the April 23rd 1972 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 78.4% of the votes cast against 21.6% for the NOT (respectively 67.7% and 32.3% at the national level).

the referendum for the ratification of the Traité of Maastricht of the September 20th 1992 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 60.3% of the votes cast against 39.7% for the NOT (respectively 51.04% and 48.96% at the national level).

the Référendum over the presidential five-year period of the September 24th 2000 saw the YES carrying it in Besancon by 76.06% of the votes cast against 23.94% for the NOT (respectively 73.21% and 26.79% at the national level).

the French Référendum on the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe of the May 29th 2005 saw the victory of the YES with 52.46% compared with 47.54% for the NOT (respectively 45.32% and 54.68% at the national level).

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