Le Bessat

commune in Loire, France
Place commune_of_france Q1066212
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Summary

Le Bessat is a commune of France[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #298 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Saint-Genest-Malifaux[3], Loire[4], arrondissement of Saint-Étienne[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: La Valla-en-Gier[7], Graix[8], Saint-Étienne[9], Tarentaise[10], Thélis-la-Combe[11]
  • Postal code: 42660[12]
  • Commons category: Le Bessat[13]
  • Official website: http://www.mairie-le-bessat.fr[14]
  • Email address: mailto:secretariat@mairie-le-bessat.fr[15]
  • Population: 417[16], 436[17], 454[18], 446[19], 451[20], 192[21], 206[22], 211[23], 250[24], 414[25], 439[26], 440[27], 455[28], 479[29]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Le Bessat[30]
  • Phone number: +33-4-77-20-40-77[31]
  • Official name: Le Bessat[32]
  • Female population: 216[33]
  • Male population: 230[34]
  • Elevation above sea level: 700 m[35], 1308 m[36], 1081 m[37]
  • Area: 10.06 km²[38]
  • Fax number: +33-4-77-20-46-10[39]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Le Pilat[40]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Saint-Étienne[41]

Why It Matters

Le Bessat has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 38
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ast', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'hu',
    Gnd id → 4513959-3
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  2. 15w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Shares border with → La Valla-en-Gier, Graix, Saint-Étienne +2
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Le Bessat
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+700'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1308'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1081'}
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