Bessais-le-Fromental

commune in Cher, France

Bessais-le-Fromental is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. About 301 people lived there in January 2019.

Bessais-le-Fromental
Dam at Goule Pond
Dam at Goule Pond
Coat of arms of Bessais-le-Fromental
Location of Bessais-le-Fromental
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Bessais-le-Fromental is located in France
Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental
Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E / 46.7467°N 2.7625°E / 46.7467; 2.7625
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Audonnet[1]
Area
1
25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
301
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18029 /18210
Elevation182–241 m (597–791 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population change

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962535—    
1968535+0.0%
1975430−19.6%
1982405−5.8%
1990361−10.9%
1999325−10.0%
2008313−3.7%

References change

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.