Bessey | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 45°23′10″N 4°41′46″E / 45.386°N 4.6961°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
Canton | Le Pilat |
Intercommunality | Pilat rhodanien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Zilliox [1] |
Area 1 | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 463 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
42018 /42520 |
Elevation | 278–430 m (912–1,411 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bessey (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 229 | — |
1975 | 235 | +0.37% |
1982 | 226 | −0.56% |
1990 | 263 | +1.91% |
1999 | 292 | +1.17% |
2007 | 384 | +3.48% |
2012 | 410 | +1.32% |
2017 | 457 | +2.19% |
Source: INSEE [3] |