Bessans

commune in Savoie, France
Organization commune_of_france Q735306
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Bessans

Summary

Bessans is a commune of France[1]. Bessans ranks in the top 0.96% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #298 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bessans is located in canton of Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis[3].
  • Bessans is located in Savoie[4].
  • Bessans is located in arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne[5].
  • Bessans is in the country of France[6].
  • Bessans's image is recorded as Bessans - La mairie, le monument aux Morts et l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.JPG[7].
  • Bessans's instance of is recorded as commune of France[8].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Balme[9].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Novalesa[10].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Usseglio[11].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Bonneval-sur-Arc[12].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Val-d'Isère[13].
  • Bessans's shares border with is recorded as Val-Cenis[14].
  • Bessans's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason ville fr Bessans (Savoie).svg[15].
  • Bessans's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168615046[16].
  • Bessans's locator map image is recorded as Map commune FR insee code 73040.png[17].
  • Bessans's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83216720[18].
  • Bessans's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152739763[19].
  • Bessans's postal code is recorded as 73480[20].
  • Bessans's Commons category is recorded as Bessans[21].
  • Bessans's Insee municipality code is recorded as 73040[22].
  • Bessans's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 133935[23].
  • Bessans's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[24].
  • Bessans's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[25].
  • Bessans's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.32, 'lon': 6.9936111111111}[26].
  • Bessans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mb4dd[27].

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Identity

Bessans's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bessans'}[28].

Why It Matters

Bessans ranks in the top 0.96% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #298 of 31,031).[2] Bessans has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . INSEE code. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128.08'}
    Instance of commune of France
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Bessans
    Official website https://www.mairie-bessans.fr/
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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