Bessonies

Bessonies
The entrance to the chateau in Bessonies The entrance to the chateau in Bessonies
Bessonies
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Bessonies
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Latronquière
Intercommunality	Haut-Ségala
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Martial Cassan
Area1	7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	103
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	46338 / 46210
Elevation	510–682 m (1,673–2,238 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bessonies is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	143	—
1968	184	+28.7%
1975	169	−8.2%
1982	143	−15.4%
1990	124	−13.3%
1999	120	−3.2%
2009	103	−14.2%

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

• INSEE statistics