Le Bessat
Le Bessat | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Le Bessat | |
  Le Bessat Location within France  Le Bessat Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Henri Beniere[1] |
Area 1 | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 530 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42017 /42660 |
| Elevation | 700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft) (avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Bessat (French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 192 | — |
| 1975 | 206 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 211 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 250 | +2.14% |
| 1999 | 414 | +5.76% |
| 2007 | 436 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 431 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 446 | +0.69% |
| 2023 | 530 | +2.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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