Bessancourt (French pronunciation: [bɛsɑ̃kuʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Bessancourt | |
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The church St Gervais and St Protais in Bessancourt | |
Coordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E / 49.0386°N 2.2142°ECoordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E / 49.0386°N 2.2142°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
Canton | Taverny |
Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Poulet |
Area 1 | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 7,878 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95060 /95550 |
Elevation | 49–171 m (161–561 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Twin TownsEdit
Bessancourt is twinned with:
- Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom since 1979[2]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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