Bessude

Bessude
Comune
Comune di Bessude
View of Bessude
View of Bessude
Bessude is located in Sardinia
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Bessude
Bessude
Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°33′N 8°44′E / 40.550°N 8.733°E / 40.550; 8.733
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan citySassari (SS)
Government
 • MayorRoberto Marras
Area
 • Total
26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
369
 • Density13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi)
DemonymBessudesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07040
Dialing code079
WebsiteOfficial website

Bessude is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 369 inhabitants.

Bessude borders the municipalities of Banari, Bonnanaro, Borutta, Ittiri, Siligo, and Thiesi.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 369, of which 48.2% are male, and 51.8% are female. Minors make up 7.9% of the population, and seniors make up 39.8%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.4% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, the Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Australia, and Romania.

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.