About Besancon
Discover Besancon, which is located in France, home to 128,426 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 47° 14' 55.61" N, 47° 14' 55.61" N. Today is Wednesday, March 12, and the city observes the Central European Standard Time time zone. The next daylight saving time change is just 17 days away. It's 1 month and 9 days away from the next major holiday, Easter Monday. To view additional holidays for this year, you can reference the holiday calendar for France.
Stay informed with the current local time in Besancon, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Besancon, France. Find everything you need to know about Besancon, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for France.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 19 more days left in the month of March. We are currently on the 71st day of the year, with 294 days remaining and so far 19.45% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Besancon
- Time Zone
- Central European Standard Time
- Daylight Savings
- Currently not observing daylight savings
- Daylight Saving Time Begins: March 30, 2025
- On Sunday, March 30th 2025, at 02:00 AM, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 03:00 AM. This marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Remember to adjust your clocks accordingly.
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +01
- Country ISO 2
- FR
- Country ISO 3
- FRA
- Population
- 128,426
- Country Dialing Code
- +33
- Top Level Domain
- .fr
- Time Zone Identifier
- Europe/Paris
- Country
- France
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- EUR / Euro
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 47.24878
Longitude: 6.01815 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 47° 14' 55.61" N
Longitude: 6° 1' 5.34" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 47° 14.927' N
Longitude: 6° 1.089' E - Alternate Names of Besancon
- Becoinson, Beisangsong, Besancao, Besancon, Besanson, Besanzon, Besanzone, Besanzón, Besançon, Besanção, Besontio, Bezanson, Bezansona, Bezansonas