Le Bessat

Le Bessat (French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Le Bessat
Commune
Location of Le Bessat
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Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Monts du Pilat
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Henri Beniere[1]
Area 1	10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	525
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42017 /42660
Elevation	700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft) (avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 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	192	—
1975	206	+1.01%
1982	211	+0.34%
1990	250	+2.14%
1999	414	+5.76%
2009	436	+0.52%
2014	426	−0.46%
2020	479	+1.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department