Besné

Besné Bèsnét (Gallo) Gwennenid (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Besné
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Coordinates: 47°23′54″N 2°05′24″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Saint-Nazaire-2
Intercommunality	CA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Cauchie[1]
Area ^1	17.54 km^2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,284
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44013 /44160
Elevation	0–16 m (0–52 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besné (French pronunciation: [bɛne] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Bèsnét, Breton: Gwennenid) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 850 —     1821 865 +0.06% 1846 1,103 +0.98% 1872 1,227 +0.41% 1901 1,189 −0.11% 1926 1,057 −0.47% 1946 1,067 +0.05% 1962 1,332 +1.40%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,440 +1.31% 1975 1,636 +1.84% 1982 2,062 +3.36% 1990 2,059 −0.02% 1999 2,031 −0.15% 2007 2,338 +1.78% 2012 2,750 +3.30% 2017 3,051 +2.10%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique 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. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Besné, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site