Bessenay | |
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The church of Saint-Irénée | |
Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 4°33′19″E / 45.7775°N 4.5553°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Rhône |
Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
Canton | L'Arbresle |
Intercommunality | Pays de l'Arbresle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Karine Forest[1] |
Area 1 | 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,348 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69021 /69690 |
Elevation | 254–664 m (833–2,178 ft) (avg. 412 m or 1,352 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bessenay (French pronunciation: [bɛsnɛ]) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,252 | — |
1975 | 1,303 | +0.57% |
1982 | 1,572 | +2.72% |
1990 | 1,611 | +0.31% |
1999 | 1,830 | +1.43% |
2007 | 2,180 | +2.21% |
2012 | 2,249 | +0.63% |
2017 | 2,293 | +0.39% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
[edit]Communes of the Rhône department
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE