Bessé

Bessé is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Bessé
Commune
Town hall
Location of Bessé
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Coordinates: 45°57′22″N 0°04′28″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jackie Lizot[1]
Area 1	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	113
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16042 /16140
Elevation	84–131 m (276–430 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 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	169	—
1975	137	−2.95%
1982	116	−2.35%
1990	132	+1.63%
1999	152	+1.58%
2009	149	−0.20%
2014	138	−1.52%
2020	108	−4.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of Bessé are called Besséens.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department