Bessé-sur-Braye
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Bessé-sur-Braye (French pronunciation: [bese syʁ bʁɛ], literally Bessé on Braye) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Bessé-sur-Braye | |
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The château of Courtanvaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bessé-sur-Braye | |
  Bessé-sur-Braye Location within France  Bessé-sur-Braye Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′02″N 0°44′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Saint-Calais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Lacoche[1] |
Area 1 | 20.60 km2 (7.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,972 |
| • Density | 95.73/km2 (247.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Besséen, Besséenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72035 /72310 |
| Elevation | 64–154 m (210–505 ft) |
| Website | http://www.besse-sur-braye.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,667 | — |
| 1975 | 3,000 | +1.70% |
| 1982 | 2,919 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 2,815 | −0.45% |
| 1999 | 2,597 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 2,443 | −0.76% |
| 2012 | 2,311 | −1.10% |
| 2017 | 2,212 | −0.87% |
| 2023 | 1,972 | −1.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
