Le Bessat | |
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Location of Le Bessat  | |
  Le Bessat  Le Bessat | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Vernay[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 502 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42017 /42660 |
| Elevation | 700–1,308 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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.