Highway Code in Besançon

With its 118,489 inhabitants reported by INSEE, Besançon is a medium-sized city located in department 25 (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). Getting your Highway Code here requires understanding local road-network particularities and knowing which funding schemes are available to candidates in the department.

Besançon (25), in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, is set in a rural region defined by vineyard plains and the Jura and Morvan ranges. Axes to Dijon, Besancon and Auxerre rely on the toll motorways A6, A31 and a dense departmental network. Departmental roads are numerous and often narrow, requiring solid mastery of overtaking and tight rural bends. Driving in Besançon requires juggling between 30, 50 and 70 km/h speeds over short distances, a central exercise to validate gearbox mastery and trajectory adaptation.

The average waiting time observed in department 25 for the practical Highway Code exam is around 63 days (national average). The Prefecture of Besançon coordinates session scheduling via the licence-and-road-safety inspectors.

In parallel, the highway code theoretical test (ETG) can be taken with several state-approved operators. La Poste, one of the most widespread, offers an official search tool allowing candidates to book a session close to home.

The 1st-attempt B licence pass rate is 67.0% in department 25 according to data published by the ONISR. This rate is higher than the national average of 58.0%, a favourable indicator for preparation conditions in the department. For the Highway Code, the actual result also depends on the training plan and the assigned exam centre.

For administrative procedures linked to the Highway Code, candidates in Besançon deal mainly with the Prefecture of Besançon and with the ANTS portal for digital requests. Expected processing times depend on the department workload; keep all original documents on hand and anticipate the validity of your health check-ups when required.