Le Bessat
Le Bessat | |
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Commune | |
Location of Le Bessat | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′11″N 4°30′56″E / 45.3697°N 4.5156°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Henri Beniere |
Area 1 | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 525 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42017 /42660 |
| Elevation | 700–1,308 m (2,297–4,291 ft) (avg. 1,170 m or 3,840 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Bessat (French pronunciation: [lə bɛsa]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.