Banassac

Banassac (French pronunciation: [banasak]; Occitan: Banaçac) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Banassac-Canilhac.^[2]

Banassac
Part of Banassac-Canilhac
A road in the centre of the commune
Coat of arms
Location of Banassac
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Coordinates: 44°26′13″N 3°12′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	La Canourgue
Commune	Banassac-Canilhac
Area 1	17.41 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]	872
• Density	50.1/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	48500
Elevation	504–927 m (1,654–3,041 ft) (avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,900 —     1800 1,629 −14.3% 1806 1,591 −2.3% 1821 1,889 +18.7% 1831 1,818 −3.8% 1836 1,856 +2.1% 1841 1,448 −22.0% 1846 1,500 +3.6% 1851 1,294 −13.7% 1856 1,188 −8.2% 1861 1,173 −1.3% 1866 1,276 +8.8% 1872 1,228 −3.8% 1876 1,256 +2.3% 1881 1,393 +10.9% 1886 1,275 −8.5% 1891 1,158 −9.2% 1896 1,080 −6.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 964 −10.7% 1906 1,127 +16.9% 1911 1,110 −1.5% 1921 975 −12.2% 1926 888 −8.9% 1931 876 −1.4% 1936 782 −10.7% 1946 721 −7.8% 1954 624 −13.5% 1962 642 +2.9% 1968 599 −6.7% 1975 741 +23.7% 1982 799 +7.8% 1990 747 −6.5% 1999 813 +8.8% 2006 858 +5.5% 2009 864 +0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Lozère department