title: Jean Minjoz Hospital
text: # Jean Minjoz Hospital
  
  The Jean Minjoz Hospital is a large hospital in Besançon in the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is located in Planoise in the west of the city.
  
  ## History
  
  The hospital was built in 1980s near Rue de Dole, one of the city's main arteries, and includes a heliport. It was named after a former mayor of Besançon, Jean Minjoz (1904–1987) and was opened in 1983.
  
  