Beslon
| Beslon | |
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The church of Notre-Dame | |
  Beslon | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Beslon | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′58″N 1°09′01″W / 48.8494°N 1.1503°WCoordinates: 48°50′58″N 1°09′01″W / 48.8494°N 1.1503°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Percy |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Percy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Léon Dolley |
| Area1 | 17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 524 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50048 / 50800 |
| Elevation |
118–237 m (387–778 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
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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. | |
Beslon is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1831 | 1,051 | — |
| 1836 | 1,090 | +3.7% |
| 1841 | 1,132 | +3.9% |
| 1846 | 1,200 | +6.0% |
| 1851 | 1,102 | −8.2% |
| 1856 | 1,011 | −8.3% |
| 1861 | 1,001 | −1.0% |
| 1866 | 1,011 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 1,014 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 1,024 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 978 | −4.5% |
| 1886 | 945 | −3.4% |
| 1891 | 991 | +4.9% |
| 1896 | 916 | −7.6% |
| 1901 | 928 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 859 | −7.4% |
| 1911 | 889 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 795 | −10.6% |
| 1926 | 755 | −5.0% |
| 1931 | 699 | −7.4% |
| 1936 | 701 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 711 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 684 | −3.8% |
| 1962 | 661 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | 609 | −7.9% |
| 1975 | 560 | −8.0% |
| 1982 | 507 | −9.5% |
| 1990 | 500 | −1.4% |
| 1999 | 498 | −0.4% |
| 2009 | 524 | +5.2% |
See also
References
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