Bessins

Bessins (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Bessins
Commune
A general view of Bessins, at the beginning of the 20th century
Location of Bessins
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Coordinates: 45°12′12″N 5°15′56″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Sud Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aimé Lambert[1]
Area 1	4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	117
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38041 /38160
Elevation	405–650 m (1,329–2,133 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	126	—
1975	124	−0.23%
1982	101	−2.89%
1990	90	−1.43%
1999	107	+1.94%
2007	126	+2.06%
2012	127	+0.16%
2017	116	−1.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department