Besain

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Location of Besain
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(2020–2026) Serge Maire[1]Area
1
12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
156 • 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.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 163—    
1975 146−1.56%
1982 134−1.22%
1990 146+1.08%
1999 180+2.35%
2009 162−1.05%
2014 154−1.01%
2020 157+0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Climate

On average, Besain experiences 116.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 11.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 9 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 17.2 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) on 25 July 2019, while the record low temperature was −33.0 °C (−27.4 °F) on 2 January 1971.[5]

Climate data for Besain (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5) 		21.4
(70.5) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.5
(103.1) 		38.5
(101.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.6
(43.9) 		15.6
(60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5) 		2.0
(35.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		10.3
(50.5) 		5.3
(41.5) 		2.2
(36.0) 		9.6
(49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.2
(43.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		4.6
(40.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		3.6
(38.6)
Record low °C (°F) −33.0
(−27.4) 		−22.1
(−7.8) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−19.2
(−2.6) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−33.0
(−27.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 132.8
(5.23) 		118.3
(4.66) 		119.9
(4.72) 		114.4
(4.50) 		139.5
(5.49) 		107.4
(4.23) 		104.4
(4.11) 		113.7
(4.48) 		116.5
(4.59) 		142.8
(5.62) 		159.0
(6.26) 		156.9
(6.18) 		1,525.6
(60.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.0 12.4 12.1 11.7 13.4 10.5 10.7 10.4 10.0 13.2 13.9 15.0 147.3
Source: Meteociel[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Besain". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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