La Besseyre-Saint-Mary

La Besseyre-Saint-Mary (French pronunciation: [la besɛʁ sɛ̃ maʁi]; Occitan: La Becèira) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

La Besseyre-Saint-Mary
Commune
Location of La Besseyre-Saint-Mary
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Coordinates: 44°58′15″N 3°25′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Pascal[1]
Area 1	21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	102
• Density	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43029 /43170
Elevation	749–1,496 m (2,457–4,908 ft) (avg. 1,030 m or 3,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	302	—
1975	244	−3.00%
1982	204	−2.53%
1990	156	−3.30%
1999	131	−1.92%
2009	138	+0.52%
2014	117	−3.25%
2020	99	−2.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department