Bessières (French pronunciation: [bɛsjɛʁ]; Occitan: Becièras) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Bessières
Becièras (Occitan) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A general view of Bessières | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bessières  | |
  Bessières  Bessières | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′05″N 1°36′24″E / 43.8014°N 1.6067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Villemur-sur-Tarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Maurel[1] |
Area 1 | 16.68 km2 (6.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,197 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31066 /31660 |
| Elevation | 85–194 m (279–636 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,456 | — |
| 1975 | 1,595 | +1.31% |
| 1982 | 1,841 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 2,009 | +1.10% |
| 1999 | 2,222 | +1.13% |
| 2007 | 3,069 | +4.12% |
| 2012 | 3,472 | +2.50% |
| 2017 | 4,073 | +3.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
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The town hall -
The market -
The church -
The bridge
See also
editReferences
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
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