Planoise

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Planoise (French pronunciation: [planwaz]) is an urban area in the western part of Besançon, France, built in the 1960s between the hill of Planoise and the district of Hauts-de-Chazal. It is the most populous district of Besançon, with 15,378 inhabitants (2018, 13% of the total inhabitants). Its inhabitants are called Planoisiens and Planoisiennes. The area is constantly changing and developing. Despite difficult economic and social conditions, Planoise has become a commercial crossroads and a multicultural sector; the area is home to people from over 50 different cultural origins. It is a highly urbanized area (14,000 inhabitants per square kilometer) with few monuments or sites of interest, but the area contains notable buildings such as the Departmental archives of Doubs and the Statue of Diversity.

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Planoise
Avenue de l’Île-de-France, Besançon Planoise

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N 47.2214 °	E 5.9681 °

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Avenue de l’Île-de-France 9
25000 Besançon, Planoise
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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