Jewish cemetery of Besançon

Jewish cemetery of Besançon
Details
Established	1796
Location	Besançon
Country	France
Coordinates	47°15′22″N 6°02′56″E / 47.256231°N 6.048762°E
Type	Judaism
Owned by	Jew community of Besançon
Size	935m²
No. of graves	600 (est.)
No. of interments	600 (est.)
No. of cremations	0

The Jewish cemetery of Besançon is located in the French city of Besançon. It is the only Jewish cemetery in the département of Doubs.

History[]

The Jewish cemetery of Besançon is located on Anne Frank street, between the Bregille and areas, in the northwest part of the city. The older part of the cemetery was procured by two notaries of the Jewish community of Besançon, in 1796. In 1839 the cemetery was expanded. The earliest graves date from 1849, and the cemetery is still in use. At the entrance of the cemetery a memorial commemorates the members of the Jewish community of Besançon killed during the First World War. Today the cemetery holds between 400 and 600 graves, in an area measuring about 935 m².^[1]