Le Bessat (French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Le Bessat
Commune
Location of Le Bessat
Map
Le Bessat is located in France
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Le Bessat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E / 45.3697; 4.5156
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalityMonts du Pilat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Vernay[1]
Area
1
10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
502
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42017 /42660
Elevation700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft)
(avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 192—    
1975 206+1.01%
1982 211+0.34%
1990 250+2.14%
1999 414+5.76%
2009 436+0.52%
2014 426−0.46%
2020 479+1.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE