Coordinates: 46°28′15″N 3°15′53″E / 46.4708°N 3.2647°E / 46.4708; 3.2647

Besson, Allier

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Besson
An aerial view of Besson
An aerial view of Besson
Coordinates: 46°28′15″N 3°15′53″E / 46.4708°N 3.2647°E / 46.4708; 3.2647
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonSouvigny
IntercommunalityCA Moulins Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Verdier[1]
Area
1
47.16 km2 (18.21 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03026 /03210
Elevation224–350 m (735–1,148 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besson (French pronunciation: [bɛsɔ̃] Audio file "Fr-Pars--besson.ogg" not found) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968817—    
1975815−0.04%
1982733−1.50%
1990786+0.88%
1999775−0.16%
2007795+0.32%
2012783−0.30%
2017768−0.39%
Source: INSEE[2]

Administration

  • 2001–2014: Jean Pagnon
  • 2014–current: Frédéric Verdier[3]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in français). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015.