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Le Bessat is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Saint-Genest-Malifaux and the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, specifically in the Loire department. The municipality borders La Valla-en-Gier, Graix, Saint-Étienne, and Tarentaise. Its official postal code is 42660, and it falls under the electoral district of the canton of Le Pilat.
The commune covers an area of 10.06 square kilometers. According to available data, its population is 530, comprising 230 males and 216 females. Another source lists the population as 423. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 1308 meters, with another measurement indicating 1174 meters. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-4-77-20-40-77.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Bessat
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 423
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Étienne
- Canton
- Le Pilat
- Intercommunality
- Monts du Pilat
- Mayor 2025 2026
- Henri Beniere
- Area
- 10.06 km (3.88 sq mi)
- Density
- 53/km (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)
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Bessat
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
- Population
- 502
- Area
- 10.06
- Elevation
- 1081
- Shares border with
- Thélis-la-Combe
- Official website
- www.mairie-le-bessat.fr
- Image
- Le Bessat-Église-20121118.jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Bessat
- postal code
- 42660
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Pilat
- male population
- 230
- female population
- 216
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-77-20-40-77
- fax number
- +33-4-77-20-46-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Bessat ( French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Bessat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.