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Bessay

Coordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W / 46.5386°N 1.1531°W / 46.5386; -1.1531
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Bessay
Coat of arms of Bessay
Location of Bessay
Map
Bessay is located in France
Bessay
Bessay
Bessay is located in Pays de la Loire
Bessay
Bessay
Coordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W / 46.5386°N 1.1531°W / 46.5386; -1.1531
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Soulard[1]
Area
1
10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
438
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85023 /85320
Elevation2–48 m (6.6–157.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bessay (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

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The river Smagne forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Lay, which flows southwestward through the north-western part of the commune.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.