Bésayes (French pronunciation: [bezaj]; Occitan: Besaias) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Bésayes | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Bésayes  | |
  Bésayes  Bésayes | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′56″N 5°04′48″E / 44.9656°N 5.08°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Vercors-Monts du Matin |
| Intercommunality | CA Valence Romans Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nadine Manteaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,249 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26049 /26300 |
| Elevation | 208–408 m (682–1,339 ft) (avg. 242 m or 794 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 520 | — |
| 1975 | 552 | +0.86% |
| 1982 | 718 | +3.83% |
| 1990 | 762 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 911 | +2.00% |
| 2009 | 1,082 | +1.74% |
| 2014 | 1,148 | +1.19% |
| 2020 | 1,248 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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