Banassac

Banassac (French pronunciation: [banasak]; Occitan: Banaçac) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Banassac-Canilhac.

Banassac
Part of Banassac-Canilhac
A road in the centre of the commune
Coat of arms
Location of Banassac
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Coordinates: 44°26′13″N 3°12′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	La Canourgue
Commune	Banassac-Canilhac
Area 1	17.41 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Population  (2013)	872
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	48500
Elevation	504–927 m (1,654–3,041 ft) (avg. 530 m or 1,740 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.	±%
1793	1,900	—
1800	1,629	−14.3%
1806	1,591	−2.3%
1821	1,889	+18.7%
1831	1,818	−3.8%
1836	1,856	+2.1%
1841	1,448	−22.0%
1846	1,500	+3.6%
1851	1,294	−13.7%
1856	1,188	−8.2%
1861	1,173	−1.3%
1866	1,276	+8.8%
1872	1,228	−3.8%
1876	1,256	+2.3%
1881	1,393	+10.9%
1886	1,275	−8.5%
1891	1,158	−9.2%
1896	1,080	−6.7%
1901	964	−10.7%
1906	1,127	+16.9%
1911	1,110	−1.5%
1921	975	−12.2%
1926	888	−8.9%
1931	876	−1.4%
1936	782	−10.7%
1946	721	−7.8%
1954	624	−13.5%
1962	642	+2.9%
1968	599	−6.7%
1975	741	+23.7%
1982	799	+7.8%
1990	747	−6.5%
1999	813	+8.8%
2006	858	+5.5%
2009	864	+0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Lozère department