Bessé-sur-Braye

Bessé-sur-Braye
Commune
The château of Courtanvaux
The château of Courtanvaux
Coat of arms of Bessé-sur-Braye
Coat of arms
Location of Bessé-sur-Braye
Map
Bessé-sur-Braye is located in France
Bessé-sur-Braye
Bessé-sur-Braye
Bessé-sur-Braye is located in Pays de la Loire
Bessé-sur-Braye
Bessé-sur-Braye
Coordinates: 47°50′02″N 0°44′58″E / 47.8339°N 0.7494°E / 47.8339; 0.7494
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSaint-Calais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Lacoche[1]
Area
1
20.60 km2 (7.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,046
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Besséen, Besséenne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72035 /72310
Elevation64–154 m (210–505 ft)
Websitehttp://www.besse-sur-braye.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bessé-sur-Braye (French pronunciation: [bese syʁ bʁɛ], literally Bessé on Braye) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,667—    
1975 3,000+1.70%
1982 2,919−0.39%
1990 2,815−0.45%
1999 2,597−0.89%
2007 2,443−0.76%
2012 2,311−1.10%
2017 2,212−0.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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