Bessan

Bessan
The Historic Bessan Village Door
The Historic Bessan Village Door
Coat of arms of Bessan
Location of Bessan
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Bessan is located in France
Bessan
Bessan
Bessan is located in Occitanie
Bessan
Bessan
Coordinates: 43°21′43″N 3°25′30″E / 43.362°N 3.425°E / 43.362; 3.425
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonAgde
IntercommunalityCA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Pépin-Bonnet[1]
Area
1
27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,572
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34031 /34550
Elevation0–84 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.

  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.