Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Saint-Léger church

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Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Coordinates: 46°06′35″N 1°22′10″E / 46.1097°N 1.3694°E / 46.1097; 1.3694Coordinates: 46°06′35″N 1°22′10″E / 46.1097°N 1.3694°E / 46.1097; 1.3694
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
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)

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

References

  1. ↑ "Banda de Bessines website". Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. ↑ http://www.village-etape.com/fiche_village_etape.php3?id_rubrique=42&lang=en

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