Bessé

Bessé

Town hall
Bessé

Coordinates: 45°57′22″N 0°04′28″E / 45.9561°N 0.0744°E / 45.9561; 0.0744Coordinates: 45°57′22″N 0°04′28″E / 45.9561°N 0.0744°E / 45.9561; 0.0744
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Aigre
Intercommunality Pays d'Aigre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Noël Lizot
Area1 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 149
 • Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 16042 / 16140
Elevation 84–131 m (276–430 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 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.

Bessé is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793250—    
1800382+52.8%
1806386+1.0%
1821418+8.3%
1831420+0.5%
1841403−4.0%
1846413+2.5%
1851414+0.2%
1856413−0.2%
1861440+6.5%
1866405−8.0%
1872410+1.2%
1876429+4.6%
1881377−12.1%
1886380+0.8%
1891344−9.5%
1896334−2.9%
1901334+0.0%
1906325−2.7%
1911330+1.5%
1921277−16.1%
1926263−5.1%
1931261−0.8%
1936265+1.5%
1946237−10.6%
1954222−6.3%
1962216−2.7%
1968169−21.8%
1975137−18.9%
1982116−15.3%
1990132+13.8%
1999152+15.2%
2008149−2.0%

The inhabitants of Bessé-sur-Braye are called Besséens.

See also

References

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