Bessèges

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Coordinates: 44°17′33″N 4°06′05″E / 44.2925, 4.1014

Commune of Bessèges

The former railway station of Bessèges

Location
Bessèges (France)
Bessèges
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Alès
Canton Bessèges
Mayor Bernard Portales
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 146 m–492 m
(avg. 170 m)
Land area¹ 10.32 km²
Population²
(1999)
3,137
 - Density 303/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 30037/ 30160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Bessèges is a commune of the Gard département, in France.

It is home to the Étoile de Bessèges road bicycle race.

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