Beissat

Beissat
Beissat
Location within Limousin region  Beissat
Coordinates: 45°46′26″N 2°16′37″E / 45.7739°N 2.2769°ECoordinates: 45°46′26″N 2°16′37″E / 45.7739°N 2.2769°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Courtine
Intercommunality	Sources de la Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Rougier
Area^1	14.49 km^2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	32
• Density	2.2/km^2 (5.7/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23019 / 23260
Elevation	690–886 m (2,264–2,907 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 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.

Beissat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) south of Aubusson on the D18 and the D25 roads. A small river, the Rozeille, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	78	—
1968	94	+20.5%
1975	75	−20.2%
1982	62	−17.3%
1990	41	−33.9%
1999	31	−24.4%
2008	32	+3.2%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Beissat on the Quid website (French)