Bézac (French pronunciation: [bezak]; Occitan: Vesac) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. On 1 January 2023, the former commune of Saint-Amans was merged into Bézac.[3]

Bézac
Location of Bézac
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Bézac is located in France
Bézac
Bézac
Bézac is located in Occitanie
Bézac
Bézac
Coordinates: 43°08′57″N 1°34′33″E / 43.1492°N 1.5758°E / 43.1492; 1.5758
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPamiers-1
IntercommunalityCC des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Chabé[1]
Area
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13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
467
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09056 /09100
Elevation248–390 m (814–1,280 ft)
(avg. 287 m or 942 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962107—    
1968125+16.8%
1975136+8.8%
1982164+20.6%
1990202+23.2%
1999227+12.4%
2005269+18.5%
2008281+4.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Arrêté du 22 novembre 2022 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Bézac". Légifrance. 22 November 2022.