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Bey

Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage

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Total population

868

Elevation193 m
Coordinates46.82°, 4.96°

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Bey occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 46.821°, 4.962° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 868. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,308 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. It is grouped under the 27 province in national statistics. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.8209
Longitude
4.9625
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
28,887
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    880
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    810
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    692
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    691
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    680
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    638
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    619
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    566

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
26
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2016-12-03

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bey, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
71033
Department
71
Region
27
Population (Wikidata)
870

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr