Bessines-sur-Gartempe
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Saint-Léger church | ||
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  Bessines-sur-Gartempe | ||
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Location within Limousin region  Bessines-sur-Gartempe | ||
| Coordinates: 46°06′35″N 1°22′10″E / 46.1097°N 1.3694°ECoordinates: 46°06′35″N 1°22′10″E / 46.1097°N 1.3694°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Limousin | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Bessines-sur-Gartempe | |
| Intercommunality | Porte d'Occitanie | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Andrea Soyer | |
| Area1 | 55.41 km2 (21.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,965 | |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87014 / 87250 | |
| Elevation | 250–533 m (820–1,749 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. | ||
Bessines-sur-Gartempe (Occitan: Becinas) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.
Geography
The river Semme forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, flows westward through the northern part of the commune, north of Morterolles-sur-Semmes, a hamlet, then forms part of the commune's north-western border.
The river Gartempe forms part of the commune's eastern border, flows westward through the middle of the commune, north of Bessines-sur-Gartempe, the main village, then forms part of the commune's western border.
Inhabitants are known as Bessinauds.
Culture
In the late 20th century, the community's local band, a traveling chamber orchestra known as "La Banda de Bessines" ("The Bessines Band"), gained some national repute, winning French National Band Championships in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, and 2005.[1]
Bessines sur Gartempe has also been awarded the prestigious "Village d'Etape" status.[2]
People
The painter Suzanne Valadon was born in the village in 1865.
See also
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