Béon, Ain

Béon
Béon
Commune
	The Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
	Location of Béon
	Béon Béon
	Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Hauteville-Lompnes
Intercommunality	Colombier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Bois
Area 1	10.30 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)	354
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01039 /01350
Elevation	228–1,412 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.