 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2013) |
Bessan | |
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 The Historic Bessan Village Door | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bessan  | |
  Bessan  Bessan | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′43″N 3°25′30″E / 43.362°N 3.425°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Agde |
| Intercommunality | CA Hérault Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Pépin-Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,572 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34031 /34550 |
| Elevation | 0–84 m (0–276 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bessan (French pronunciation: [bɛsɑ̃]; Occitan: Beçan) is a commune in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in France. Its inhabitants are known as 'Bessanais' in French.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.