Bessais-le-Fromental | ||
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Commune | ||
Dam at Goule Pond
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Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E / 46.7467°N 2.7625°ECoordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E / 46.7467°N 2.7625°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Cher | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
Canton | Dun-sur-Auron | |
Intercommunality | Berry charentonnais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Serge Audonnet | |
Area1 | 25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 313 | |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 18029 /18210 | |
Elevation | 182–241 m (597–791 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bessais-le-Fromental is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier.