Bécon-les-Granits (French pronunciation: [bekɔ̃ le ɡʁanit] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

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The town hall of Bécon-les-Granits
The town hall of Bécon-les-Granits
Coat of arms of Bécon-les-Granits
Location of Bécon-les-Granits
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Bécon-les-Granits is located in France
Bécon-les-Granits
Bécon-les-Granits
Bécon-les-Granits is located in Pays de la Loire
Bécon-les-Granits
Bécon-les-Granits
Coordinates: 47°30′12″N 0°47′59″W / 47.5033°N 0.7997°W / 47.5033; -0.7997
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSegré
CantonChalonnes-sur-Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Ange Fouchereau[1]
Area
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46.17 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,782
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49026 /49370
Elevation18–88 m (59–289 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,444—    
1821 1,310−0.35%
1846 1,914+1.53%
1872 2,057+0.28%
1901 2,036−0.04%
1926 1,830−0.43%
1946 1,658−0.49%
1962 1,606−0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,563−0.45%
1975 1,432−1.24%
1982 1,820+3.48%
1990 2,252+2.70%
1999 2,327+0.36%
2007 2,601+1.40%
2012 2,714+0.85%
2017 2,803+0.65%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bécon-les-Granits, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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