Bas-en-Basset
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Bas-en-Basset Bas de Bassès |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Bas-en-Basset (main town) | |
| Community association | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ' N , 4 ° 7' E | |
| height | 433-901 m | |
| surface | 46.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,348 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 93 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43210 | |
| INSEE code | 43020 | |
| Website | http://www.basenbasset.fr/ | |
 Ruins of Rochebaron Castle |
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Bas-en-Basset is a French municipality with 8718 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs administratively to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Bas-en-Basset .
geography
Bas-en-Basset is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central , on the Loire . Here the river Ance flows into the Loire.
Bas-en-Basset is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec in the north, Malvalette in the northeast, Monistrol-sur-Loire in the east, Beauzac in the south, Tiranges in the west and southwest, Valprivas in the west and Saint-Hilaire- Cusson-la-Valmitte in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,178 | 2,280 | 2,303 | 2,521 | 2,955 | 3,344 | 3,875 | 4,232 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Thyrse church
- Rochebaron Castle ruins
- Girard estate
- Stone tower
- Grand Cross, Monument historique
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Fabro in the province of Terni (Umbria) .
