Besain

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Coordinates: 46°47′11″N 5°47′41″E / 46.78639, 5.79472

Commune of Besain

Location
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Coordinates 46°47′11″N 5°47′41″E / 46.78639, 5.79472
Administration
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Jura
Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier
Canton Poligny
Statistics
Elevation 514 m–640 m
Land area¹ 12.84 km²
Population²
(1999)
180
 - Density 14/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 39050/ 39800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Besain is a village and commune in the Jura département, in the French region of Franche-Comté.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was 180.
The estimation for 2006 was 170.

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