Blessey

Blessey
Part of Source-Seine
Location of Blessey
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Coordinates: 47°29′24″N 4°41′11″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montbard
Commune	Source-Seine
Area ^1	7.51 km^2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[1]	24
• Density	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	21690
Elevation	354–506 m (1,161–1,660 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blessey (French pronunciation: [blɛsɛ]) is a former commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. On 1 January 2009, Blessey was merged with Saint-Germain-Source-Seine to form the new commune of Source-Seine.[2][3] Its population was 24 in 2006.[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Blessey
(Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[1])

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	25	21	20	32	30	27	24
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. Populations légales 2006: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
2. "Arrêté du 30 septembre 2008 portant fusion de communes". Légifrance (in French).
3. Commune supprimée de Blessey, INSEE
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Blessey, EHESS (in French).