Bessey (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Le Pilat | |
| Community association | Pilat Rhodania | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ' N , 4 ° 42' E | |
| height | 278-430 m | |
| surface | 6.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 457 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42520 | |
| INSEE code | 42018 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Bessey |
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Bessey is a French municipality with 457 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Le Pilat (until 2015: canton of Pélussin ). The inhabitants are called Besserots .
geography
Bessey is located about 25 kilometers east-southeast of Saint-Étienne . Bessey is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pélussin in the north and northwest, Chavanay in the northeast, Malleval in the east, Lupé in the south, Maclas in the south and southwest and Roisey in the west.
Bessey is located in the Pilat Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 239 | 229 | 235 | 226 | 263 | 292 | 381 | 457 |
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Attractions
- Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist ( Église de la Nativité-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste )
Web links
Commons : Bessey - collection of images, videos and audio files
