Besson

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Besson
Besson Coat of Arms
Besson (France)
Besson
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Souvigny
Community association Moulins Community
Coordinates 46 ° 28 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E
height 224-350 m
surface 47.16 km 2
Residents 768 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03210
INSEE code 03026
Website http://www.besson.fr/

Look at Besson

Besson is a French municipality with 768 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the canton of Souvigny and the Arrondissement of Moulins .

geography

Besson is located in the north of the Auvergne in the historic Bourbonnais province , about twelve kilometers south-southwest of the city center of Moulins . Besson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bressolles in the north and north-east, Chemilly in the east, Bresnay in the south, Cressanges in the west and south-west and Souvigny in the west and north-west.

Route nationale 79 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 867 817 815 733 786 775 792 787 768
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1933
  • Remains of the old priory from the 13th century
  • Ris Castle from the 15th century, Monument historique
  • Rochefort Castle from the 15th century
  • Le Vieux-Bost Castle
  • Fourchaud Castle from the 15th century

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Ris Castle

  • Rochefort Castle

  • Fourchaud Castle

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 979-981.

Web links

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