Bésignan

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bésignan

(2020–2026) José Fernandes^[1]Area

8.94 km² (3.45 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

82 • Density9.2/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26050 /26110

Elevation437–963 m (1,434–3,159 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bésignan (French pronunciation: [beziɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Besinhan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	49	—
1975	44	−1.53%
1982	47	+0.95%
1990	55	+1.98%
1999	69	+2.55%
2009	66	−0.44%
2014	64	−0.61%
2020	85	+4.84%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE