Bessines-sur-Gartempe

French commune
nomcommune=Bessines-sur-Gartempe
latitude=46.10972
longitude=1.36944
insee=87014
cp=87250
région=Limousin
département=Haute-Vienne
arrondissement=Bellac
canton=Bessines-sur-Gartempe (chief town)
intercomm=CC Porte d'Occitanie
maire=Andrea Soyer
mandat=2008-2014
alt mini=250
alt maxi=533 m
area=55.41
sans=2,743
date-sans=1999
dens=50|

Bessines-sur-Gartempe ( _oc. Becinas) is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne "département" of central-western France.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:2743. On 1 January 2005, the estimate was formatnum:2885.

Inhabitants are known as "Bessinauds".

ee also

*Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon