Bessay
| Bessay | ||
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  Bessay | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Bessay | ||
| Coordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W / 46.5386°N 1.1531°WCoordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W / 46.5386°N 1.1531°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| Intercommunality | Pays mareuillais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yvon Guilbot | |
| Area1 | 10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 401 | |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85023 / 85320 | |
| Elevation | 2–48 m (6.6–157.5 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. | ||
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Bessay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Smagne forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Lay, which flows southwestward through the north-western part of the commune.
See also
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