Bas-en-Basset

Bas-en-Basset (French pronunciation: [bas ɑ̃ basɛ]; Occitan: Bas de Bassès) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Bas-en-Basset
Commune
Church of Saint-Thyrse
Coat of arms
Location of Bas-en-Basset
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Coordinates: 45°18′24″N 4°06′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Bas-en-Basset
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Jolivet[1]
Area 1	46.76 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,631
• Density	99.04/km2 (256.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43020 /43210
Elevation	433–901 m (1,421–2,956 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.	±% p.a.
1968	2,280	—
1975	2,303	+0.14%
1982	2,521	+1.30%
1990	2,955	+2.01%
1999	3,344	+1.38%
2007	3,910	+1.97%
2012	4,286	+1.85%
2017	4,348	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department