Bessières
Becièras (
Occitan) | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 43°48′05″N 1°36′24″E / 43.8014°N 1.6067°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Villemur-sur-Tarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Maurel [1] |
Area 1 | 16.68 km2 (6.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 4,197 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
31066 /31660 |
Elevation | 85–194 m (279–636 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bessières (French pronunciation: [bɛsjɛʁ]; Occitan: Becièras) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,456 | — |
1975 | 1,595 | +1.31% |
1982 | 1,841 | +2.07% |
1990 | 2,009 | +1.10% |
1999 | 2,222 | +1.13% |
2007 | 3,069 | +4.12% |
2012 | 3,472 | +2.50% |
2017 | 4,073 | +3.24% |
Source: INSEE [3] |