Bessey

Bessey
Commune
Bessey
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Bessey
Coordinates: 45°23′10″N 4°41′46″E / 45.386°N 4.6961°E / 45.386; 4.6961Coordinates: 45°23′10″N 4°41′46″E / 45.386°N 4.6961°E / 45.386; 4.6961
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Étienne
Canton Le Pilat
Intercommunality Pilat rhodanien
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Charles Zilliox
Area1 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 390
  Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 42018 /42520
Elevation 278–430 m (912–1,411 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 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.

Bessey is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962219    
1968229+4.6%
1975235+2.6%
1982226−3.8%
1990263+16.4%
1999292+11.0%
2006381+30.5%
2009390+2.4%

See also

References

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