Bessas

Bessas
Commune
A general view of Bessas
Bessas
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Bessas
Coordinates: 44°20′44″N 4°18′11″E / 44.3456°N 4.3031°E / 44.3456; 4.3031Coordinates: 44°20′44″N 4°18′11″E / 44.3456°N 4.3031°E / 44.3456; 4.3031
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Chambon
Area1 17.18 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 212
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 07033 /07150
Elevation 153–504 m (502–1,654 ft)
(avg. 296 m or 971 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bessas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962146    
1968146+0.0%
1975147+0.7%
1982169+15.0%
1990147−13.0%
1999166+12.9%
2008212+27.7%

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