Besancon

Besancon is the capital of the department of Doubs inside the place of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte. The town is located in Eastern France, near the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural vicinity of Franche-Comte, Besancon is domestic to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte regional council headquarters, and is an vital administrative centre in the region.

It is also the seat of one of the 15 French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the divisions of the French Army. The metropolis is first recorded in 58 BC as Vesontio in the Book I of Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. The etymology of Vesontio is uncertain. The most common explanation is that the name is of Celtic starting place, derived from wes, which means 'mountain'.

During the 4th century, the letter B took the location of the V, and the metropolis name modified to Besontio or Bisontion and then underwent several adjustments to become Besancon in 1243. The town is famous for its microtechnology and watch industries. It is host of the biannual Micronora trade honest, one among Europe's principal activities within the area of microtechnologies. The town has a bit-recognised strong point, automatic ticketing machines for vehicle parking, airports, date stamping etc.