| Bessé-sur-Braye | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The château of Courtanvaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Bessé-sur-Braye | |
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| Coordinates: 47°50′02″N 0°44′58″E / 47.8339°N 0.7494°E / 47.8339; 0.7494 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Saint-Calais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Lacoche |
| Area | 20.60 km (7.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,046 |
| • Density | 99/km (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Besséen, Besséenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72035 /72310 |
| Elevation | 64–154 m (210–505 ft) |
| Website | http://www.besse-sur-braye.fr |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bessé-sur-Braye (French pronunciation: [bese syʁ bʁɛ], literally Bessé on Braye) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,667 | — |
| 1975 | 3,000 | +1.70% |
| 1982 | 2,919 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 2,815 | −0.45% |
| 1999 | 2,597 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 2,443 | −0.76% |
| 2012 | 2,311 | −1.10% |
| 2017 | 2,212 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- "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.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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