Bessancourt

Bessancourt (French pronunciation: [bɛsɑ̃kuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Bessancourt station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

Bessancourt
Commune
The church St Gervais and St Protais in Bessancourt
Coat of arms
Location of Bessancourt
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Coordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Argenteuil
Canton	Taverny
Intercommunality	CA Val Parisis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Poulet[1]
Area 1	6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,521
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95060 /95550
Elevation	49–171 m (161–561 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	3,781	—
1975	5,978	+6.76%
1982	5,758	−0.53%
1990	6,429	+1.39%
1999	6,999	+0.95%
2007	7,231	+0.41%
2012	6,629	−1.72%
2017	7,318	+2.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin Towns

Bessancourt is twinned with:

• Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom since 1979^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department