The Loop

the Loop is the name given to the historical center of the town of Besancon, which must with the fact of being itself developed in a meander of the Doubs whose form even is that of a loop. The site is occupied as of prehistory and a sedentarisation developed there as of the Gallo-Roman time with the foundation of the antique quoted of Vesontio . One counts approximately 10.000 inhabitants in this district. The whole of the district was classified in sector safeguarded in 1994

Monuments

  • Church Saint-Pierre
  • Town hall
  • Law courts
  • Hospital Saint-Jacob
  • Barracks Ruty
  • Quay Vauban
  • Hotel of the Intendance (prefecture)
  • Post office building
  • Church Saint-François-Xavier
  • Temple of the Holy Spirit

Places and streets

  • Place of the Revolution (usually called Place of the Market )
  • Place of September Eight (usually called Place Saint-Pierre )
  • Esplanade of the Human rights
  • Main street
  • Street of the Barns
  • Street Moncey

Parks and public gardens

  • Walk Chamars
  • Public garden Saint-Love

Teaching

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Administrative buildings

  • Court of Appeal
  • Town hall
  • Prefecture
  • Hotel of the Department
  • University hospital
  • Presidency of the University of Franche-ComtĂ©

Cultural and sporting equipment

  • Public library
  • Media library Conservatory Pierre Bayle
  • of Area
  • Skatepark de Chamars

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