Bessé-sur-Braye
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bessé-sur-Braye
|commune status = Commune
|image = Château de Courtanvaux.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Bessé-sur-Braye (Sarthe).svg
|caption = The château of Courtanvaux
|arrondissement = Mamers
|canton = Saint-Calais
|INSEE = 72035
|postal code = 72310
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|47.8339|0.7494|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 64
|elevation max m = 154
|area km2 = 20.60
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym = Besséen, Besséenne
|website = http://www.besse-sur-braye.fr
}}
Bessé-sur-Braye ({{IPA|fr|bese syʁ bʁɛ}}, literally Bessé on Braye) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-72035#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2667
|1975 |3000
|1982 |2919
|1990 |2815
|1999 |2597
|2007 |2443
|2012 |2311
|2017 |2212
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|Bessé-sur-Braye}}
{{Sarthe communes}}
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