Bésignan
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Bésignan Besinhan |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies | |
| Community association | Baronnies en Drôme Provençale | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 437-963 m | |
| surface | 8.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 82 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26110 | |
| INSEE code | 26050 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Bésignan |
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Bésignan ( Occitan Besinhan ) is a place and a community with 82 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the southern French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Nyons and the canton of Nyons et Baronnies (until 2015 Buis-les-Baronnies ). The inhabitants are called Bésignanais .
location
Bésignan is located about 55 kilometers northeast of Avignon . The Ennuye limits the municipality in the north. Bésignan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Poët-Sigillat in the north, Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet in the north and east, Vercoiran in the south and south-east, Buis-les-Baronnies in the south-west and Sainte-Jalle in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 50 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 69 | 66 | 82 |
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Attractions
- Saint Thomas Church
- La Colombières castle ruins
- medieval town center
Web links
Commons : Bésignan - collection of images, videos and audio files
