Bésignan

Bésignan
Commune
The town hall in Bésignan
Coat of arms
Location of Bésignan
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Coordinates: 44°19′16″N 5°19′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Nyons et Baronnies
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	José Fernandes[1]
Area ^1	8.94 km^2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	82
• Density	9.2/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26050 /26110
Elevation	437–963 m (1,434–3,159 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bésignan (French pronunciation: [beziɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Besinhan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	49	—
1975	44	−1.53%
1982	47	+0.95%
1990	55	+1.98%
1999	69	+2.55%
2009	66	−0.44%
2014	64	−0.61%
2020	85	+4.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme 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