Besse, Isère

Besse (French pronunciation: [bɛs] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Besse
Commune
A general view of Besse
Location of Besse
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Coordinates: 45°04′21″N 6°10′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Oisans-Romanche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Rémy Ougier[1]
Area 1	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	151
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38040 /38142
Elevation	1,228–3,122 m (4,029–10,243 ft) (avg. 1,450 m or 4,760 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	162	—
1975	116	−4.66%
1982	117	+0.12%
1990	116	−0.11%
1999	130	+1.27%
2007	142	+1.11%
2012	144	+0.28%
2017	126	−2.64%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department