Besson, Allier

Besson is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Besson
Commune
An aerial view of Besson
Coat of arms
Location of Besson
Besson Besson
Coordinates: 46°28′15″N 3°15′53″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Souvigny
Intercommunality	Moulins
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Verdier[1]
Area ^1	47.16 km^2 (18.21 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	768
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03026 /03210
Elevation	224–350 m (735–1,148 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	817	—
1975	815	−0.04%
1982	733	−1.50%
1990	786	+0.88%
1999	775	−0.16%
2007	795	+0.32%
2012	783	−0.30%
2017	768	−0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

Administration

• 2001–2014: Jean Pagnon
• 2014–current: Frédéric Verdier[4]

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

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
4. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier (in French). 1 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.