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Béon, Ain

Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°E / 45.8333; 5.75
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Béon
The Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
The Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
Location of Béon
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Béon is located in France
Béon
Béon
Béon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Béon
Béon
Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°E / 45.8333; 5.75
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonHauteville-Lompnes
IntercommunalityColombier
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Paul Bois
Area
1
10.30 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
354
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01039 /01350
Elevation228–1,412 m (748–4,633 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béon is a commune. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in the east of France. In 2009, 352 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the Béonais. The most important monuments in the commune are the Château de Béon, a 19th-century castle, and the ruins of the Château de Luyrieu, a feudal castle. The commune is twinned with Béon in the Yonne département.

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