Bas-en-Basset

Bas-en-Basset
Commune
Church of Saint-Thyrse
Coat of arms
Location of Bas-en-Basset
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Coordinates: 45°18′24″N 4°06′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Bas-en-Basset
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Jolivet[1]
Area ^1	46.76 km^2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,546
• Density	97/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43020 /43210
Elevation	433–901 m (1,421–2,956 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bas-en-Basset (French pronunciation: [bas ɑ̃ basɛ]; Occitan: Bas de Bassès) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,280	—
1975	2,303	+0.14%
1982	2,521	+1.30%
1990	2,955	+2.01%
1999	3,344	+1.38%
2007	3,910	+1.97%
2012	4,286	+1.85%
2017	4,348	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE