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Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 47.240002, 6.020000.

A city of Besançon is a large community and one of the largest cities of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté which is in the east of France. The city can be found close to the border with Belgium and has its culture and lifestyle heavily influenced by the ones in that country. The first settlement was founded at that area in the Bronze Ages, and the modern city is considered to start its history in the 1st century BC, when a town of traveling farmers was established there. By the beginning of the Middle Ages Besançon has turned into a thriving community, with the population of a few thousand people. The city has an important strategic location near the Alps, so there are plenty of fortifications, as well as military buildings in the city. Tourists visit Besançon to enjoy beautiful views, relax in the city's parks, explore its old architecture, and buy a watch which the city is famous for.

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Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France is 47.240002, and the longitude is 6.020000. Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France is located at France country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 47° 14' 24.0072'' N and 6° 1' 12.0000'' E.

Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Geographic Information
CountryFrance
Latitude47.240002
Longitude6.020000
DMS Lat47° 14' 24.0072'' N
DMS Long6° 1' 12.0000'' E
UTM Easting274,468.13
UTM Northing5,236,143.24
CategoryCities
Country CodeFR
Zoom Level8

Coordinates of Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.


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