▁commune ▁in ▁eastern ▁France , ▁a ▁sub - p ref ect ure ▁of ▁department ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁C ô te - d ' Or ▁department , ▁in ▁the ▁Bour g ogne - Fran che - Com té ▁region . ▁ ▁Origin , ▁Geography ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁name ▁" Be a une " ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ised ▁Ga ul ish ▁word ▁" Bel ena ", ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁spring ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁That ▁name ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁" B elen " ▁or ▁" B elen os ", ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁fast - flow ing ▁water . ▁ ▁A ▁Roman ▁fort ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁century ▁A . D . ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁wine - g row ing ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁water course , ▁the ▁" B ou za ise " ▁( or ▁" B ou za ize ") ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁source ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁at ▁the ▁north - east ▁boundary . ▁ ▁Be a une ▁has ▁a ▁semi - cont inental ▁climate ▁with ▁an ▁ocean ic ▁t endency . ▁The ▁ocean ic ▁influence ▁is ▁seen ▁with ▁frequent ▁ra ins ▁in ▁each ▁season ▁( though ▁Aut umn ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁and ▁Summer ▁has ▁the ▁least ) ▁and ▁many ▁weather ▁changes . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁one ▁sees ▁the ▁semi - cont inental ▁influence ▁with ▁one ▁of