Bessais-le-Fromental

Bessais-le-Fromental (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ lə fʁɔmɑ̃tal]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Bessais-le-Fromental
Commune
Dam at Goule Pond
Coat of arms
Location of Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental Bessais-le-Fromental
Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Audonnet
Area 1	25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	296
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18029 /18210
Elevation	182–241 m (597–791 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	535	—
1968	535	+0.0%
1975	430	−19.6%
1982	405	−5.8%
1990	361	−10.9%
1999	325	−10.0%
2008	313	−3.7%

Sights

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• A watermill.
• Traces of the ancient château de Lalan.
• Ruins of the medieval town of Venou.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Llama Trekking