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Besné

Coordinates: 47°23′54″N 2°05′24″W / 47.3983°N 2.09°W / 47.3983; -2.09
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Besné
Bèsnét (Gallo)
Gwennenid (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Besné
Location of Besné
Map
Besné is located in France
Besné
Besné
Besné is located in Pays de la Loire
Besné
Besné
Coordinates: 47°23′54″N 2°05′24″W / 47.3983°N 2.09°W / 47.3983; -2.09
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonSaint-Nazaire-2
IntercommunalityCA Région Nazairienne et Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Cauchie[1]
Area
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17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,284
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44013 /44160
Elevation0–16 m (0–52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besné (French pronunciation: [bɛne] ; Gallo: Bèsnét, Breton: Gwennenid) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 850—    
1821 865+0.06%
1846 1,103+0.98%
1872 1,227+0.41%
1901 1,189−0.11%
1926 1,057−0.47%
1946 1,067+0.05%
1962 1,332+1.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,440+1.31%
1975 1,636+1.84%
1982 2,062+3.36%
1990 2,059−0.02%
1999 2,031−0.15%
2007 2,338+1.78%
2012 2,750+3.30%
2017 3,051+2.10%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Besné, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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