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Fort de la Dame Blanche

Look for Fort de la Dame Blanche in Besançon. Another 5 places to visit lie within 5 km. Around it, Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (9.7 km) comes first on our list.

Where
In Besançon
inside the commune
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–26°C
In brief

Fort in Besançon

In Besançon

Fort de la Dame Blanche is in the commune of Besançon, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather through the year

For warmth, aim for May to September (20–26°C highs in Besançon).

Jan6° / 0°90 mm
Feb8° / 0°81 mm
Mar12° / 3°85 mm
Apr16° / 6°87 mm
May20° / 9°108 mm
Jun24° / 13°98 mm
Jul26° / 15°89 mm
Aug26° / 15°96 mm
Sep21° / 11°101 mm
Oct16° / 8°112 mm
Nov10° / 4°107 mm
Dec6° / 1°105 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Besançon, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Besancon station, 2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Besançon’s full climate →
About

Fort de la Dame Blanche

Fort de la Dame Blanche is in Besançon, Doubs.

Type
Fort
Commune
Besançon, Doubs
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Its place on the map

The map centres on Fort de la Dame Blanche, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Besançon. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns that list Fort de la Dame Blanche

The largest of the 8 towns is Besançon, with 118,489 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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  1. 1Besançon
  2. 2Thise
  3. 3Miserey-Salines
  4. 4École-Valentin
  5. 5Les Auxons
  6. 6Saône
  7. 7Baume-les-Dames
  8. 8Saint-Vit
1 · It’s in this commune

Besançon

118,489 people

2 · 4.3 km south of it

Thise

2,994 people

3 · 7.4 km southwest of it

Miserey-Salines

2,661 people

4 · 7.6 km southwest of it

École-Valentin

2,579 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Fort de la Dame Blanche isPeople
BesançonIt’s in this commune118,489
Thise4.3 km south of it2,994
Miserey-Salines7.4 km southwest of it2,661
École-Valentin7.6 km southwest of it2,579
Les Auxons8 km west of it2,533
Saône12 km south of it3,195
Baume-les-Dames22 km east of it5,155
Saint-Vit24 km southwest of it5,133
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 89 places within 15 km, such as 3 châteaux, 3 forts and a cathedral.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Fort de la Dame Blanche

Where is Fort de la Dame Blanche?

Fort de la Dame Blanche is in Besançon, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Fort de la Dame Blanche?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Fort de la Dame Blanche?

May to September are the warmest months in Besançon, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort de la Dame Blanche?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (9.7 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (9.2 km), Citadelle de Besançon (10 km) and Fort de Chailluz (100 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.