Beissat

Beissat
Commune
Location of Beissat
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Coordinates: 45°46′26″N 2°16′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierrick Louradour[1]
Area ^1	14.49 km^2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	30
• Density	2.1/km^2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23019 /23260
Elevation	690–886 m (2,264–2,907 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beissat (French pronunciation: [bɛsa]; Occitan: Bèiçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) south of Aubusson on the D18 and the D25 roads. A small river, the Rozeille, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	78	—
1968	94	+20.5%
1975	75	−20.2%
1982	62	−17.3%
1990	41	−33.9%
1999	31	−24.4%
2008	32	+3.2%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.