Le Bessat

Le Bessat
Commune
Location of Le Bessat
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Le Bessat is located in France
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Le Bessat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bessat
Le Bessat
Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E / 45.3697; 4.5156
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalityMonts du Pilat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Vernay[1]
Area
1
10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
502
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42017 /42660
Elevation700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft)
(avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bessat (French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.