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Bessay-sur-Allier (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ syʁ alje], literally Bessay on Allier) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Bessay-sur-Allier
Commune
The church in Bessay-sur-Allier
Coat of arms
Location of Bessay-sur-Allier
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Coordinates: 46°26′34″N 3°21′48″E / 46.4428°N 3.3633°E / 46.4428; 3.3633
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Moulins-2
Intercommunality	CA Moulins Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Paqueriaud^[1]
Area ¹	34.6 km² (13.4 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,384
• Density	40/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03025 /03340
Elevation	209–271 m (686–889 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
Website	mairie-bessay-sur-allier.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,207	—
1975	1,157	−0.60%
1982	1,331	2.02%
1990	1,329	−0.02%
1999	1,378	0.40%
2007	1,417	0.35%
2012	1,390	−0.38%
2017	1,335	−0.80%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Administration

The current mayor is Didier Paqueriaud, elected in 2020.^[1]

See also

Communes of the Allier department

External links

Town hall website (in French)

References

^ ^a ^b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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