Bessonies

Bessonies
Commune
The entrance to the chateau in Bessonies
Location of Bessonies
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Coordinates: 44°48′40″N 2°09′05″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Lacapelle-Marival
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Thers[1]
Area ^1	7.41 km^2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	74
• Density	10.0/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46338 /46210
Elevation	510–682 m (1,673–2,238 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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[3]

See also

• Communes of the Lot 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