Bescat
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bescat (French pronunciation: [bɛskat]) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
Bescat | |
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 The church of Saint Lizier, in Bescat | |
 Location of Bescat | |
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| Coordinates: 43°07′33″N 0°25′34″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Barban[1] |
Area 1 | 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 255 |
| • Density | 37.4/km2 (97.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64116 /64260 |
| Elevation | 335–569 m (1,099–1,867 ft) (avg. 459 m or 1,506 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
