Besset

Besset

Besset
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Pamiers
Canton Mirepoix
Intercommunality Vallée moyenne de l'Hers
Mayor Franco Arnaud
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 279–480 m (915–1,570 ft)
(avg. 290 m/950 ft)
Land area1 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population2 144  (2008)
 - Density 18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 09052/ 09500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Besset is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Besset are called Bessetois.

Historical population of Besset
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 64 88 98 114 123 119 144

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