Bessonies

Bessonies
The entrance to the chateau in Bessonies
Location of Bessonies
Bessonies
Bessonies
Coordinates: 44°48′40″N 2°09′05″E / 44.8111°N 2.1514°E / 44.8111; 2.1514
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLot
ArrondissementFigeac
CantonLacapelle-Marival
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Thers[1]
Area
1
7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
72
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
46338 /46210
Elevation510–682 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.

Bessonies (French pronunciation: [bɛsɔni]; Occitan: Bessoniás) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

The commune was created in 1947 by detaching a territory from Saint-Hilaire.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Bazalgues, Gaston (June 2002). À la découverte des noms de lieux du Quercy: Toponymie lotoise (in French). Gourdon: Éditions de la Bouriane et du Quercy. p. 107. ISBN 2-910540-16-2..
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE