Bésayes

Bésayes
Commune
Town hall
Location of Bésayes
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Coordinates: 44°57′56″N 5°04′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Intercommunality	CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nadine Manteaux[1]
Area ^1	9.53 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,249
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26049 /26300
Elevation	208–408 m (682–1,339 ft) (avg. 242 m or 794 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bésayes (French pronunciation: [bezaj]; Occitan: Besaias) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	520	—
1975	552	+0.86%
1982	718	+3.83%
1990	762	+0.75%
1999	911	+2.00%
2009	1,082	+1.74%
2014	1,148	+1.19%
2020	1,248	+1.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE