Bézenet

Bézenet (Occitan, Besenet) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Bézenet
Commune
Road towards Montmarault
Location of Bézenet
Bézenet Bézenet
Coordinates: 46°19′48″N 2°50′45″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Depras[1]
Area ^1	9.94 km^2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	948
• Density	95/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03027 /03170
Elevation	270–376 m (886–1,234 ft) (avg. 342 m or 1,122 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

• 
  Bézenet in the former canton of Montmarault (before March 2015).
• 
  Bézenet in the former Région de Montmarault intercommunality.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	973	—
1975	1,009	+0.52%
1982	1,005	−0.06%
1990	922	−1.07%
1999	953	+0.37%
2007	972	+0.25%
2012	993	+0.43%
2017	948	−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE commune file (in French)

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier" [Nominative list of communes of Allier] (PDF) (in French). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE