Beslon (French pronunciation: [bɛlɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Beslon | |
|---|---|
 The church of Notre-Dame | |
Location of Beslon  | |
  Beslon  Beslon | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′58″N 1°09′01″W / 48.8494°N 1.1503°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Léon Dolley[1] |
Area 1 | 17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 551 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50048 /50800 |
| Elevation | 118–237 m (387–778 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 609 | — |
| 1975 | 560 | −1.19% |
| 1982 | 507 | −1.41% |
| 1990 | 500 | −0.17% |
| 1999 | 498 | −0.04% |
| 2009 | 524 | +0.51% |
| 2014 | 565 | +1.52% |
| 2020 | 555 | −0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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