MGRS coordinates of Besançon
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Frankrijk
MGRS-coördinaat (middelpunt)
Grid zone — · berekend uit 47.2380, 6.0244 (WGS84)
On the map
Besançon, capital of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, nestles in a tight loop of the Doubs, dominated by the Vauban citadel inscribed on the World Heritage list. Renowned for watchmaking and for its green setting, the city is enclosed by wooded hills that herald the nearby Jura massif.
This deep meander, between river and heights, calls for careful positioning. Translating a point in Besançon into MGRS coordinates makes it possible to locate it on the map and prepare precise navigation with MilMap.
Using MGRS around Besançon
Whether you're preparing an exercise, a search-and-rescue operation, an outdoor trip or an emergency-services deployment around Besançon: MGRS lets you share positions unambiguously, with no confusion over north/south or east/west. In MilMap you search by the MGRS coordinate of Besançon, place waypoints in MGRS, and the coordinate appears automatically in every PDF export.
Frequently asked questions
What are the MGRS coordinates of Besançon?
The MGRS coordinate of the centre of Besançon is (grid zone ), computed from the WGS84 position 47.2380, 6.0244.
Which MGRS grid zone is Besançon in?
Besançon lies in UTM/MGRS grid zone .