Bessines

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Bessines
Bessines (France)
Bessines
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Niort
Canton Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Community association Niortais
Coordinates 46 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  W
height 2–30 m
surface 11.41 km 2
Residents 1,675 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 147 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79000
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-bessines.fr/

Saint-Caprais church

Bessines is a French commune with 1,675 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the Canton of Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan . The inhabitants are called Bessinois .

geography

Bessines is located in the Saintonge countryside on the edge of the Marais Poitevin . The Guirande River runs south of the municipality . Bessines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Niort in the north and east, Saint-Symphorien in the southeast, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan in the south and Magnè in the west. The former route nationale 11 (today's D611) runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 503 657 976 1,130 1,131 1,358 1,544 1,629
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the Togolese municipality of Ezimé since 1994.

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Personalities

Web links

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