Bessais-le-Fromental

Bessais-le-Fromental is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Bessais-le-Fromental
Commune
Dam at Goule Pond
Coat of arms
Location of Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental
Bessais-le-Fromental
Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Serge Audonnet
Area
1
25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
312
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18029 /18210
Elevation182–241 m (597–791 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962535—    
1968535+0.0%
1975430−19.6%
1982405−5.8%
1990361−10.9%
1999325−10.0%
2008313−3.7%

Sights
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
  • A watermill.
  • Traces of the ancient château de Lalan.
  • Ruins of the medieval town of Venou.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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