Bessais-le-Fromental | |
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Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E / 46.7467°N 2.7625°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Dun-sur-Auron |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Audonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 296 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18029 /18210 |
Elevation | 182–241 m (597–791 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bessais-le-Fromental (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ lə fʁɔmɑ̃tal]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 535 | — |
1968 | 535 | +0.0% |
1975 | 430 | −19.6% |
1982 | 405 | −5.8% |
1990 | 361 | −10.9% |
1999 | 325 | −10.0% |
2008 | 313 | −3.7% |