Le Bessat is a commune in the Loire depairtment in central Fraunce.

Le Bessat
Le Bessat is located in Fraunce
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Le Bessat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E / 45.3697; 4.5156Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E / 45.3697; 4.5156
KintraFraunce
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepairtmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSaint-Genest-Malifaux
IntercommunalityMonts du Pilat
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Robert Tardy
Area
1
10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)2
436
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42017 /42660
Elevation700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft)
(avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962190—    
1968192+1.1%
1975206+7.3%
1982211+2.4%
1990250+18.5%
1999414+65.6%
2006439+6.0%
2009436−0.7%

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