The Besançon University Hospital is composed of two parts:

     • The Saint-Jacques University Hospital, in dowtown Besançon. This hospital was built in 1686, and originally housed a religious community before later becoming a hospital. It served as a resting point along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella in Spain, from which the hospital's name was derived. The religious origins of the hospital can still be seen today in the "Chapelle du Refuge" [Chapel of Refuge] which forms an integral part of the hospital's main building.

St Jacques University Hospital
2, place Saint Jacques
25030 BESANÇON Cedex
Tel : 03.81.66.81.66
Fax : 03.81.21.87.15
Web site: www.chu-besancon.fr

     • The remainder of the hospital departments are located at the Jean-Minjoz University Hospital, in Chateaufarine, a short distance outside of town. This modern facility was opened in 1984.

Jean Minjoz University Hospital
Boulevard Fleming
25030 BESANÇON Cedex
Tel : 03.81.66.81.66
Fax : 03.81.66.83.84