Bézac
Bézac | |
|---|---|
Location of Bézac | |
Bézac Bézac | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′57″N 1°34′33″E / 43.1492°N 1.5758°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Pamiers-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Chabé[1] |
Area 1 | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 485 |
| • Density | 35.6/km2 (92.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09056 /09100 |
| Elevation | 248–390 m (814–1,280 ft) (avg. 287 m or 942 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bézac (French pronunciation: [bezak]; Occitan: Vesac) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France. On 1 January 2023, the former commune of Saint-Amans was merged into Bézac.[3]
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 195 | — |
| 1975 | 202 | +0.51% |
| 1982 | 218 | +1.09% |
| 1990 | 252 | +1.83% |
| 1999 | 275 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 320 | +1.91% |
| 2012 | 353 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 403 | +2.68% |
| 2023 | 485 | +3.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Arrêté du 22 novembre 2022 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Bézac". Légifrance. 22 November 2022.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bézac.