Bessenay

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Bessenay

|commune status = Commune

|image = Bessenay-01.JPG

|caption = The church of Saint-Irénée

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Bessenay (Rhône).svg

|arrondissement = Villefranche-sur-Saône

|canton = L'Arbresle

|INSEE = 69021

|postal code = 69690

|mayor = Karine Forest{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays de l'Arbresle

|coordinates = {{coord|45.7775|4.5553|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 412

|elevation min m = 254

|elevation max m = 664

|area km2 = 14.01

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Bessenay ({{IPA|fr|bɛsnɛ}}) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-69021#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1252

|1975 |1303

|1982 |1572

|1990 |1611

|1999 |1830

|2007 |2180

|2012 |2249

|2017 |2293

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{commons category|Bessenay}}

{{Rhône communes}}

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Category:Communes of Rhône (department)

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