As of the French Census of 2008, the population of the City of Besançon was 117,599, lower than the historical peak of 120,315 in 1975. Grand Besançon covers 122 km2 (47 sq mi), 11 municipalities and has a population of 135,652. The metropolitan area covers 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi), 234 municipalities and has 236,968 inhabitants. It is the thirty-seventh of France. It increased by 6.6% between 1999 and 2008.
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1800 28,436 — 1836 29,718 +4.5% 1841 36,461 +22.7% 1861 46,786 +28.3% 1876 54,404 +16.3% 1896 57,556 +5.8% 1911 57,978 +0.7% 1921 55,652 −4.0% 1936 65,022 +16.8% 1946 63,508 −2.3% 1954 73,445 +15.6% 1962 95,642 +30.2% 1968 113,220 +18.4% 1975 120,315 +6.3% 1982 113,283 −5.8% 1990 113,828 +0.5% 1999 117,733 +3.4% 2008 117,599 −0.1%
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