Bézenet

Bézenet
Bézenet
Location within Auvergne region  Bézenet
Coordinates: 46°19′48″N 2°50′45″E / 46.33°N 2.8458°ECoordinates: 46°19′48″N 2°50′45″E / 46.33°N 2.8458°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Région de Montmarault
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Daniel Piquandet
Area^1	9.94 km^2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	1,006
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03027 / 03170
Elevation	270–376 m (886–1,234 ft) (avg. 342 m or 1,122 ft)
^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.

Bézenet (Occitan, Besenet) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

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  Bézenet in the canton of Montmarault (before March 2015).

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  Bézenet in the Région de Montmarault intercommunality.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	896	—
1968	973	+8.6%
1975	1,009	+3.7%
1982	1,005	−0.4%
1990	922	−8.3%
1999	953	+3.4%
2008	962	+0.9%
2013	1,006	+4.6%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013[1])

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "2013 legal populations - Bézenet". INSEE (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2016.