Bessonies
Commune in Occitania, France
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Bessonies (French pronunciation: [bɛsɔni]; Occitan: Bessoniás) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.
Bessonies | |
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The entrance to the chateau in Bessonies | |
 Location of Bessonies | |
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| Coordinates: 44°48′40″N 2°09′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Figeac |
| Canton | Lacapelle-Marival |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Thers[1] |
Area 1 | 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 72 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46338 /46210 |
| Elevation | 510–682 m (1,673–2,238 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune was created in 1947 by detaching a territory from Saint-Hilaire.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 184 | — |
| 1975 | 169 | −1.21% |
| 1982 | 143 | −2.36% |
| 1990 | 124 | −1.77% |
| 1999 | 120 | −0.36% |
| 2009 | 103 | −1.52% |
| 2014 | 88 | −3.10% |
| 2020 | 75 | −2.63% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
