Bécheresse

Bécheresse
Commune
Town hall
Location of Bécheresse
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Coordinates: 45°30′01″N 0°05′04″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Intercommunality	4B Sud-Charente
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Herrouet[1]
Area ^1	8.38 km^2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	292
• Density	35/km^2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16036 /16250
Elevation	95–183 m (312–600 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bécheresse (French pronunciation: [beʃʁɛs]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	259	—
1975	218	−2.43%
1982	246	+1.74%
1990	217	−1.56%
1999	207	−0.52%
2009	261	+2.35%
2014	302	+2.96%
2020	291	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE