Besset
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers | |
| Canton | Mirepoix | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 5 ' N , 1 ° 50' E | |
| height | 279-480 m | |
| surface | 8.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 164 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09500 | |
| INSEE code | 09052 | |
Besset (in Occitan Becet ) is a French commune with 164 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the canton of Mirepoix and the Arrondissement of Pamiers .
Neighboring municipalities are Mirepoix in the north, La Bastide-de-Bousignac in the southeast, Dun in the southwest and Coutens in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 | 
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| Residents | 112 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 119 | 144 | 166 | 
Notre-Dame church (left) and the Mairie de Besset
Web links
Commons : Besset  - collection of images, videos and audio files