Les Bessons

Les Bessons
Location of Les Bessons
Les Bessons is located in France
Les Bessons
Les Bessons
Location within France
Les Bessons is located in Occitanie
Les Bessons
Les Bessons
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°46′24″N 3°15′14″E / 44.7733°N 3.2539°E / 44.7733; 3.2539
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonPeyre en Aubrac
IntercommunalityTerres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Tardieu[1]
Area
1
23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
421
 • Density17.9/km2 (46.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
48025 /48200
Elevation972–1,274 m (3,189–4,180 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Bessons (Occitan: Los Bessons) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 342—    
1975 325−0.73%
1982 335+0.43%
1990 273−2.53%
1999 361+3.15%
2007 447+2.71%
2012 436−0.50%
2017 440+0.18%
2023 421−0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE