Besné

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Besné
Bèsnét (Gallo)
Gwennenid (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Besné
Coat of arms
Location of Besné
Map
(2020–2026)
Sylvie Cauchie[1]
Area
1
17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,284
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44013 /44160
Elevation0–16 m (0–52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besné (French pronunciation: [bɛne] ⓘ; Gallo: Bèsnét, Breton: Gwennenid) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 850—    
1821 865+0.06%
1846 1,103+0.98%
1872 1,227+0.41%
1901 1,189−0.11%
1926 1,057−0.47%
1946 1,067+0.05%
1962 1,332+1.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,440+1.31%
1975 1,636+1.84%
1982 2,062+3.36%
1990 2,059−0.02%
1999 2,031−0.15%
2007 2,338+1.78%
2012 2,750+3.30%
2017 3,051+2.10%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Besné, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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