Bessancourt (French pronunciation: [bɛsɑ̃kuʁ] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Bessancourt station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.
Bessancourt | |
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 The church St Gervais and St Protais in Bessancourt | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bessancourt  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E / 49.0386°N 2.2142°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Taverny |
| Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Poulet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,172 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95060 /95550 |
| Elevation | 49–171 m (161–561 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,781 | — |
| 1975 | 5,978 | +6.76% |
| 1982 | 5,758 | −0.53% |
| 1990 | 6,429 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 6,999 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 7,231 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 6,629 | −1.72% |
| 2017 | 7,318 | +2.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin Towns
editBessancourt is twinned with:
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom since 1979[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
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