Besson, Allier

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Besson

(2020–2026) Frédéric Verdier^[1]Area

47.16 km² (18.21 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

763 • Density16/km² (42/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] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	817	—
1975	815	−0.04%
1982	733	−1.50%
1990	786	+0.88%
1999	775	−0.16%
2007	795	+0.32%
2012	783	−0.30%
2017	768	−0.39%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Administration

2001–2014: Jean Pagnon
2014–current: Frédéric Verdier^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "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 French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015.