Synagogue of Besançon

Synagogue of Besançon
The synagogue in 2006
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	23 Quai de Strasbourg, Battant, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country	France
Location of the synagogue in France
Geographic coordinates	47°14′26″N 6°01′15″E / 47.24056°N 6.02083°E / 47.24056; 6.02083
Architecture
Architect(s)	Pierre Marnotte
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Moorish Revival
Date established	1807 (as a congregation)
Completed	1870
Materials	Stone
Monument historique
Official name	Synagogue
Type	Base Mérimée
Designated	16 November 1984
Reference no.	PA00101610
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The Synagogue of Besançon is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 23 Quai de Strasbourg, in the Battant area, near the old part of town, in the city of Besançon, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France.^[2] The stone synagogue was built in 1869 and was inaugurated on 18 November.^[3]

A Jewish community formed in Free Imperial City of Besançon in the 14th century, after the expulsion of Jews from the Kingdom of France, but was forced to leave shortly thereafter. It did not reestablish itself until shortly after the French Revolution, in 1807. The congregation built its first synagogue on Rue de la Madeleine, in the Battant district in 1831. However, it proved too small for the growing congregation.^[4]

An Imperial Decree dated 22 May 1867 authorized the community to acquire land on the Quai Napoléon. The community then entrusted the local architect Pierre Marnotte with the commission to design a building "in the Moroccan style".^[5] The building was listed as a monument historiques on 16 November 1984.^[1]

See also[edit]

• History of the Jews in Besançon
• History of the Jews in France
• List of synagogues in France

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