Besain

Besain
The town hall in Besain
Location of Besain
Besain
Besain
Coordinates: 46°47′11″N 5°47′41″E / 46.7864°N 5.7947°E / 46.7864; 5.7947
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementDole
CantonPoligny
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Serge Maire
Area
1
12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
155
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39050 /39800
Elevation514–640 m (1,686–2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besain (French pronunciation: [bəzɛ̃]) is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.