Les Bessons | |
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![]() Location of Les Bessons | |
Location within France Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′24″N 3°15′14″E / 44.7733°N 3.2539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Peyre en Aubrac |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Tardieu |
Area 1 | 23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,274 m (4,180 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 421 |
| • Density | 17.9/km2 (46.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48025 /48200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Bessons (Occitan: Los Bessons) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 342 | — |
| 1975 | 325 | −0.73% |
| 1982 | 335 | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 273 | −2.53% |
| 1999 | 361 | +3.15% |
| 2007 | 447 | +2.71% |
| 2012 | 436 | −0.50% |
| 2017 | 440 | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 421 | −0.73% |
| Source: INSEE | ||